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单词 fantod
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fantod


fan·tod

F0033600 (făn′tŏd′)n.1. fantodsa. A state of nervous irritability.b. Nervous movements caused by tension.2. An outburst of emotion; a fit.
[Origin unknown.]

fantod

(ˈfæntəd) or

fantad

n1. crotchety or faddish behaviour2. (pl) a state of restlessness or unease[C19: of uncertain origin]

fan•tod

(ˈfæn tɒd)

n. 1. Usu., fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness (usu. prec. by the). 2. Sometimes, fantods. a sudden outpouring of anger or a similar intense emotion. [1835–40]

fantod


screaming fantods

old-fashioned Extreme disquiet of the body and mind; anxious or nervous unease. My poor mother was afflicted with the screaming fantods for the rest of her life following the accident. Just thinking about going out on a stage in front of hundreds of people to give my presentation is enough to give me the screaming fantods.See also: fantod, scream

fantods

A state of nervousness or unease. Callie's pacing because she's got a case of the fantods today.See also: fantod

howling fantods

old-fashioned Extreme disquiet of the body and mind; anxious or nervous unease. My poor mother was afflicted with the howling fantods for the rest of her life following the accident. Just thinking about going out on a stage in front of hundreds of people to give my presentation is enough to give me the howling fantods.See also: fantod, howling

screaming fantods

and (howling) fantods n. extreme anxiety; nervous hysteria. (Old. One might call this vintage literary mock colloquial, since it survives in the works of well-known writers and occasional literary use. The origin is unknown, but the Oxford English Dictionary lists Fantad with the same meaning, and cautiously suggests that is related to fantasy and similar words containing fan.) The afternoon’s excitement has left Lady Waddington with a case of the screaming fantods. The reviewer felt that any slang dictionary that excluded “fantods” was defective. See also: fantod, scream

howling fantods

verbSee screaming fantodsSee also: fantod, howling

fantods

verbSee screaming fantodsSee also: fantod
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