/fan"tod/ , n.
1. Usually, fantods . a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually prec. by the ): We all developed the fantods when the plane was late in arriving.
2. Sometimes, fantods . a sudden outpouring of anger, outrage, or a similar intense emotion.
[ 1835-40; appar. fant ( igue ) (earlier fantique, perh. b. FANTASY and FRANTIC; -igue prob. by assoc. with FATIGUE) + -od ( s ), of obscure orig.; see -S 3 ]