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twitchy

English

Etymology

twitch +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?tw?t?i/
  • Rhymes: -?t?i

Adjective

twitchy (comparative twitchier, superlative twitchiest)

  1. susceptible to twitching a lot.
  2. (figuratively) irritable, cranky

Translations

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antsy

English

Etymology

From ants +? -y, as in ants in one's pants. The term antsy was first noted as a rural Southern USA figure of speech in the early 20th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?æn.tsi/

Adjective

antsy (comparative antsier, superlative antsiest)

  1. (slang) restless, apprehensive and fidgety
    • 1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest
      The children were antsy and worried […]

Related terms

  • ants in one's pants
  • have ants in one's pants
  • shpilkes

Translations

See also

  • toey

Anagrams

  • -nasty, Ansty, Nasty, Santy, Tansy, Yants, nasty, tansy

Malagasy

Noun

antsy

  1. knife

Derived terms

  • antsibe (“cleaver; axe; hatchet; billhook”)
  • antsiben' Andriamanitra (“rainbow”)
  • antsifotsy (“sword”)
  • antsipika (“pocket knife; penknife”)

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