| Front | fantod \FAN-tod\ |
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| Back | noun 1. A state of nervous anxiety, irritability, the willies, the fidgets. 2. A fit or emotional outburst. [Of unconfirmed origin. Perhaps an alteration of fantique (a state of anxiety) or a blend of fantasy and fatigue.] "Of course, when we cranked the 70-horse Evinrude into life to go ripping to another part of the lake, Mr. (Izaak) Walton might have the fantods." |
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