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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

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

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The fidgets: as, to give one the fantods.

Wiktionary

  1. n. dated A state of worry or nervous anxiety, irritability.
  2. n. An irritable outburst.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Slang State of worry or excitement; fidget; fuss; also, indisposition; pet; sulks.

Etymologies

  1. Origin unknown. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “(link) That story taught me the word fantod, which I think is one of the best (English) words ever.”

    seanan_mcguire: Sometimes the old ways are the best ways.

  • “Timothy cannot bear anyone to see him affected in any way, it puts him into a perfect fantod.”

    On Forsyte 'Change

  • “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

  • “It's the dreaded Highgollacum fantod from the forest.”

    Rolling Stones

  • “A later creation, fantad or fantod, formed perhaps on the base of fantastic, appeared in 1867, some twenty-three years before some disheartened victim of Monday fever got the morbs”

    Verbatim: VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VII No 1

  • “February 2nd, 2006 at 10: 09 pm mondrian’s neon fantod » It’s About The Wire, People says:”

    Think Progress » Samuel Alito’s America

  • “September 26th, 2005 at 11: 46 am mondrian’s neon fantod » While We Were Distracted (or, back to politics as usual) says:”

    Think Progress » Frist and Torture: What Did He Know and When Did He Know It?

  • ““Ask no questions and you’ll be told no lies; don’t get into a fantod, leave it to me!””

    On Forsyte 'Change

  • “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.”

    In Chancery

  • ““Not too pointedly,” said Soames; “or she’ll get into a fantod.””

    Swan Song

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  1. fidget
  1. fuss
  1. pet
  1. sulks

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Other words for ‘fantod’

  1. fantad

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  • chained_bear But trail some breadcrumbs after you so we'll see you again. Oct 14, 2009

  • bilby See also howling fantods. Oct 14, 2009

  • knitandpurl "Just thinking about that place now gives me the howling fantods."
    The Magicians by Lev Grossman, p 397 Oct 14, 2009

  • tzipp David Foster Wallace used the word 15 times* in Infinite Jest, often connecting it to the word "howling", as in "the howling fantods".

    * based on a word search at Amazon.com

    May 15, 2009

  • yarb Any thing which howls (after Wordnet). May 12, 2008

  • whichbe 1) a state of irritability and tension
    2) an emotional outburst: fit May 12, 2008

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