antsiness

ants·y

[ant-see]
adjective, ants·i·er, ants·i·est. Informal.
1.
unable to sit or stand still; fidgety: The children were bored and antsy.
2.
apprehensive, uneasy, or nervous: I'm a little antsy since hearing those storm warnings.

Origin:
1950–55; ant + -s3 + -y1; cf. -sy

ants·i·ness, noun
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antsy (ˈæntsɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , antsier, antsiest
informal restless, nervous, and impatient

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Antsiness is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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antsy
1838, Amer.Eng., from ant (q.v.).
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antsy definition

[ˈæntsi]
  1. mod.
    nervous; restless. (See also have ants in (one's) pants.) : She gets antsy before a test.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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