fantod

fantod
/fan"tod/, n.
1. Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually prec. by the): We all developed the fantods when the plane was late in arriving.
2. Sometimes, fantods. a sudden outpouring of anger, outrage, or a similar intense emotion.
[1835-40; appar. fant(igue) (earlier fantique, perh. b. FANTASY and FRANTIC; -igue prob. by assoc. with FATIGUE) + -od(s), of obscure orig.; see -S3]

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