tiswas

English

Alternative forms

• tizwas, tizwoz

Etymology

Possibly coined by the Royal Air Force. Possibly a blend of it +‎ is +‎ was. Compare tizzy.

Noun

tiswas (plural not attested)

1. (UK) A state of nervous excitement or confusion.
   • 2002, James Riordan, War Song, page 88:

     It was her first ever visit to the capital and she was all of a tiswas.

Derived terms

• all of a tiswas

References

• Eric Partridge (2005) “all of a tiswas”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volumes 1 (A–I), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 23.

Anagrams

• Swatis, sawist, waists