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fantods

(n): an ill-defined state of irritability and distress
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about 1 month ago MissAnthropist said:

A mythical disease causing melancholy, nervousness, depression; The Willies.

11 months ago trivet said:

hee, hee!

about 1 year ago billifer said: It's a real word.

Main Entry: fan·tod
Variant(s): also fan·tad
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): -s
Etymology: perhaps alteration of fantigue
1 usually fantods plural a : a state of irritability, fidget, and tension; sometimes : a state of acute worry and distress b : a state of bodily or mental disorder especially when ill-defined and more or less chronic
2 sometimes fantods plural a : an instance or occurrence of the fantods b : a violent or irrational outburst
3 : a fidgety fussy officer of a ship


Citation:
"fantod." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (6 Jan. 2007).

about 1 year ago billifer said:

Some of the words people post on here give me the howling fantods.

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