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the fantod

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fan⋅tod

[fan-tod]
–noun
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.

Origin:
1835–40; appar. fant(igue) (earlier fantique, perh. b. fantasy and frantic; -igue prob. by assoc. with fatigue ) + -od(s), of obscure orig.; see -s 3
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