noun 1.Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded 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.
Origin: 1835–40; apparently
fant(
igue) (earlier
fantique, perhaps blend of
fantasy and
frantic;
-igue probably by association with
fatigue) +
-od(
s), of obscure origin; see
-s3