antsy-pantsyadj.

Brit.

/ˌan(t)sɪˈpan(t)si/, U.S.

/ˌæn(t)siˈpæn(t)si/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: antsy adj., pants n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < antsy adj. (although this is first attested slightly later) + pants n. + -y suffix¹ (as a rhyming pair), probably after to have ants in one's pants at ant n.¹ Phrases.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

= antsy adj. Cf. to have ants in one's pants at ant n.¹ Phrases.In quot. 1944 probably: energetic, exciting. In some uses (e.g. quot. 1964) perhaps: sexually eager.

ΘΚΠ

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

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overwound1640

gestient1644

overwrought1648

twittering1648

fevereda1657

tumultuous1667

wrought-up1688

flustered1743

trepidatinga1774

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hotted-up1923

steamed1923

spooky1926

antsy-pantsy1944

antsy1950

agitato1964

amped1967

wired1970

1944 Huntingdon (Pa.) Daily News 6 July 3/4 (advt.) Now at the Clifton. Today and tomorrow—evenings at 7 and 9 p.m. It's dancy! It's romancy! It's antsy-pantsy!

1947 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 15 Feb. 1/5 Some of the board members get ‘antsy-pantsy’ right in the middle of consideration of some of these matters and ask for adjournment.

1964 Playboy Oct. 48/2 Fascinating to watch are Richard Burton as the seedy Reverend T. Lawrence Shanon, Sue Lyon as an antsy-pantsy teenager, [etc.].

1993 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 28 Sept. 3 d He was racing committee chairman one year but didn't get to race, ‘and I got antsy-pantsy, so I decided to go out as crew’.

2003 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 21 Apr. b1 People are really antsy-pantsy to get outside and start doing some gardening.

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

单词	antsy-pantsy
释义	antsy-pantsyadj. Brit. /ˌan(t)sɪˈpan(t)si/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)siˈpæn(t)si/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: antsy adj., pants n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < antsy adj. (although this is first attested slightly later) + pants n. + -y suffix¹ (as a rhyming pair), probably after to have ants in one's pants at ant n.¹ Phrases. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). = antsy adj. Cf. to have ants in one's pants at ant n.¹ Phrases.In quot. 1944 probably: energetic, exciting. In some uses (e.g. quot. 1964) perhaps: sexually eager. 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 1944 Huntingdon (Pa.) Daily News 6 July 3/4 (advt.) Now at the Clifton. Today and tomorrow—evenings at 7 and 9 p.m. It's dancy! It's romancy! It's antsy-pantsy! 1947 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 15 Feb. 1/5 Some of the board members get ‘antsy-pantsy’ right in the middle of consideration of some of these matters and ask for adjournment. 1964 Playboy Oct. 48/2 Fascinating to watch are Richard Burton as the seedy Reverend T. Lawrence Shanon, Sue Lyon as an antsy-pantsy teenager, [etc.]. 1993 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 28 Sept. 3 d He was racing committee chairman one year but didn't get to race, ‘and I got antsy-pantsy, so I decided to go out as crew’. 2003 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 21 Apr. b1 People are really antsy-pantsy to get outside and start doing some gardening. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1944
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