fantod

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'You mustn't get into a fantod, it'll never do.

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  1. noun A state of nervous irritability.
  2. noun Nervous movements caused by tension.
  3. noun An outburst of emotion; a fit.

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  • 'You mustn't get into a fantod, it'll never do. —  Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works
  • It's the dreaded Highgollacum fantod from the forest. —  Rolling Stones
  • She could not see the tenacious Forsyte spirit working in that thin, tremulous shape against the extravagance of the emotion called up by this outrage on Forsyte principles -- the Forsyte spirit deep in there, saying: 'You mustn't get into a fantod, it'll never do. —  The Forsyte Saga - Complete
 

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