Definition of Fantods

1. Noun. An ill-defined state of irritability and distress.

Generic synonyms: Disorder, Upset

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

fantasy land
fantasy lands
fantasy life
fantasy sports
fantasy world
fantasying
fantasyland
fantasylands
fantasylike
fanteeg
fanteegs
fantigue
fantigues
fantoccini
fantod
fantods (current term)
fantom
fantoms
fantoosh
fanum
fanums
fanvid
fanvids
fanwank
fanware
fanwear
fanweed
fanwise
fanwort
fanworts

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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