howling fantods

howling fantods

old-fashioned Extreme disquiet of the body and mind; anxious or nervous unease. My poor mother was afflicted with the howling fantods for the rest of her life following the accident. Just thinking about going out on a stage in front of hundreds of people to give my presentation is enough to give me the howling fantods. Callie's pacing because she's got a case of the howling fantods today.

See also: fantod, howling

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howling fantods

verb

See screaming fantods

See also: fantod, howling

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