antsy
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 […]
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Translations edit
restless, apprehensive and fidgety
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Malagasy edit
Noun edit
antsy
Derived terms edit
- antsibe (“cleaver; axe; hatchet; billhook”)
- antsiben' Andriamanitra (“rainbow”)
- antsifotsy (“sword”)
- antsipika (“pocket knife; penknife”)