antsy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ant + -y, as in ants in one's pants. First noted as a rural Southern USA figure of speech in the early 20th century.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈæn.tsi/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Adjective
[edit]antsy (comparative antsier, superlative antsiest)
- (slang) restless, apprehensive and fidgety
- 1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest:
- The children were antsy and worried […]
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]restless, apprehensive and fidgety
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[edit]Malagasy
[edit]Noun
[edit]antsy
Derived terms
[edit]- antsibe (“cleaver; axe; hatchet; billhook”)
- antsiben' Andriamanitra (“rainbow”)
- antsifotsy (“sword”)
- antsipika (“pocket knife; penknife”)