/ ˈæntsi; NAmE / adjective
( NAmE , informal ) impatient; not able to keep still
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: probably from the phrase have ants in one's pants (see ant ).
/ ˈæntsi; NAmE / adjective
( NAmE , informal ) impatient; not able to keep still
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: probably from the phrase have ants in one's pants (see ant ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005