antsy

The definition of antsy is someone who can't sit still or who is fidgeting, often because of excitement, nerves or anticipation.

(adjective)

An example of antsy is a kid on Christmas morning

See antsy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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Slang fidgety, nervous, impatient, etc.

Origin: < ant + -y: prob. < phr. have ants in one's pants, be full of nervous energy

See antsy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective ant·si·er, ant·si·est
Slang

Restless or impatient; fidgety: The long wait made the children antsy.
Nervous; apprehensive: “Camps got shot up all the time, but if there wasn't a shoot-up, they'd get antsy” (Harper's).

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from the incessant motions of ants

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