antsy
/ˈantsi
/adjective (antsier, antsiest) North American informal
Agitated, impatient, or restless: Dick got antsy the day he put to sea...
- I lay restless and antsy, tossing and turning every couple of minutes.
- She sensed that he was growing impatient and somewhat antsy.
- And losing makes fans unhappy, coaches uneasy and owners antsy, ready to press the fire button.
Origin
Mid 19th century: probably from the phrase have ants in one's pants (see ant).
Rhymes
- dead man's handle
- dead man's pedal
- dead march
- dead marine
- dead meat
- dead men's shoes
- deadness
- dead-nettle
- dead on
- dead on one's feet
- deadpan
- dead president
- dead reckoning
- dead ringer
- deadrise
- Dead Sea
- Dead Sea scrolls
- dead set
- dead shot
- deadstick landing
- deadstock
- dead time
- dead to the world
- dead tree
- dead 'un