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Antsy

//ˈæn.tsi// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Restless, apprehensive and fidgety. slang

    "The children were antsy and worried […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    nervous and unable to relax wordnet

Etymology

From ants + -y, as in ants in one's pants. First noted as a rural Southern USA figure of speech in the early 20th century.

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