antsyadj.

Brit.

/ˈan(t)si/, U.S.

/ˈæn(t)si/

Forms: 1900s– antsy.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ant n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < the plural of ant n.¹ + -y suffix¹ (compare -sy suffix²), after to have ants in one's pants at ant n.¹ Phrases. Earlier currency may be implied by antsy-pantsy adj.It is unclear whether the following (apparently with the same sense) should be interpreted as showing the same word (if so, it considerably antedates to have ants in one's pants at ant n.¹ Phrases):1838 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1985) I. 71/2 Minard's talking & Peake's scribbling were enough to drive anyone ancey.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

Restlessly impatient; agitated. Cf. to have ants in one's pants at ant n.¹ Phrases.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > [adjective] > nervously excited or agitated

high-wrought1579

feverous1587

tremulous1611

feverish1637

overwound1640

gestient1644

overwrought1648

twittering1648

fevereda1657

tumultuous1667

wrought-up1688

flustered1743

trepidatinga1774

flurried1775

wrought1778

riled1825

tête montée1825

worked up1831

tumultuating1854

trepidant1891

tremorous1897

wroughted1905

goosy1906

hotted-up1923

steamed1923

spooky1926

antsy-pantsy1944

antsy1950

agitato1964

amped1967

wired1970

1950 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1985) I. 71/2 [Eager or anxious] Antsy—by teenagers.

1954 Time 16 Aug. 40/2 I got ‘antsy’. You know, when you've got cancer, every minute counts.

1984 A. Maupin Babycakes (1989) xxx. 210 He..saw that the train had arrived, so he paced alongside it, growing antsier by the second.

1997 A. Campbell Diary 11 Dec. in Blair Years (2007) 265 The three women went to the loo, and our security people were getting antsy at how long they were in there.

2009 Time Out N.Y. 1 Jan. 17/1 The hours of telly exposure made me oddly antsy and anxious.

Derivatives

ˈantsiness n.

ΚΠ

1970 San Mateo (Calif.) Times 7 Apr. 34/3 Meredith..then observed Coach Payton Jordan and Allen Meredith with considerable antsiness.

1981 Washington Post 15 Feb. d4/1 If I'm gone to Florida, can spring and baseball be far behind? This is the month when baseball antsiness reaches its peak.

1987 A. Maupin Signficant Others iii. 27 His antsiness must have been obvious, for the landlady smiled at him. ‘I won't keep you,..I know you've got a busy, busy evening’.

2008 Hobby Farms May 94 I can remember doing that just last spring, with the same little-girl antsiness!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	antsy
释义	antsyadj. Brit. /ˈan(t)si/, U.S. /ˈæn(t)si/ Forms: 1900s– antsy. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ant n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < the plural of ant n.¹ + -y suffix¹ (compare -sy suffix²), after to have ants in one's pants at ant n.¹ Phrases. Earlier currency may be implied by antsy-pantsy adj.It is unclear whether the following (apparently with the same sense) should be interpreted as showing the same word (if so, it considerably antedates to have ants in one's pants at ant n.¹ Phrases):1838 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1985) I. 71/2 Minard's talking & Peake's scribbling were enough to drive anyone ancey. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). Restlessly impatient; agitated. Cf. to have ants in one's pants at ant n.¹ Phrases. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > [adjective] > nervously excited or agitated high-wrought1579 feverous1587 tremulous1611 feverish1637 overwound1640 gestient1644 overwrought1648 twittering1648 fevereda1657 tumultuous1667 wrought-up1688 flustered1743 trepidatinga1774 flurried1775 wrought1778 riled1825 tête montée1825 worked up1831 tumultuating1854 trepidant1891 tremorous1897 wroughted1905 goosy1906 hotted-up1923 steamed1923 spooky1926 antsy-pantsy1944 antsy1950 agitato1964 amped1967 wired1970 1950 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1985) I. 71/2 [Eager or anxious] Antsy—by teenagers. 1954 Time 16 Aug. 40/2 I got ‘antsy’. You know, when you've got cancer, every minute counts. 1984 A. Maupin Babycakes (1989) xxx. 210 He..saw that the train had arrived, so he paced alongside it, growing antsier by the second. 1997 A. Campbell Diary 11 Dec. in Blair Years (2007) 265 The three women went to the loo, and our security people were getting antsy at how long they were in there. 2009 Time Out N.Y. 1 Jan. 17/1 The hours of telly exposure made me oddly antsy and anxious. Derivatives ˈantsiness n. ΚΠ 1970 San Mateo (Calif.) Times 7 Apr. 34/3 Meredith..then observed Coach Payton Jordan and Allen Meredith with considerable antsiness. 1981 Washington Post 15 Feb. d4/1 If I'm gone to Florida, can spring and baseball be far behind? This is the month when baseball antsiness reaches its peak. 1987 A. Maupin Signficant Others iii. 27 His antsiness must have been obvious, for the landlady smiled at him. ‘I won't keep you,..I know you've got a busy, busy evening’. 2008 Hobby Farms May 94 I can remember doing that just last spring, with the same little-girl antsiness! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1950
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