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Definition of Fantods
1. Noun. An ill-defined state of irritability and distress.
Definition of Fantods
1. Noun. (dated) (plural of fantod) To have "the fantods" is to be in a state of nervousness, distress, or anxiety. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fantods
1. fantod [n] - See also: fantod
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fantods
Literary usage of Fantods
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"fantods. (Naut.) Crotchety orders, fancies, of officers, nicknamed
jib-and-staysail-jacks. Faraday's wheel. ..."
2. The Metropolitan (1835)
"It is called the fantods. From the diagnostics, we pronounce Lord Brougham
incurably diseased with the fantods. We have also had the pleasure of witnessing ..."
3. The Bulletin Reciter: A Collection of Verses for Recitation from "The (1902)
""He caught the fantods," said old Jim, "an' ate the beggars neat." "The fantods?
Rats! They was n't real." The old man answered: "So, Of course, ..."
4. The Mechanics' Magazine (1853)
"My nearest neighbour is a high German doctor, deeply skilled in all tbe mysteries
of the Rosicrucians, the Ethiopians, and the High fantods. ..."
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