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fidget definition

fidget (fij′it)

noun

  1. the state of being restless, nervous, or uneasy
  2. a fidgety person

Etymology: < obs. fidge, to fidget < ME fichen < ? or akin to ON fìkja, to fidget

intransitive verb

to move about in a restless, nervous, or uneasy way

transitive verb

to make restless or uneasy
fidget Idioms

the fidgets

restless, uneasy feelings or movements

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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