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have ants in one's pants

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ant]
    • /hæv ænt ɪn wʌnz pænts/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ant]
    • /hæv ænt ɪn wʌnz pænts/

Definitions of have ants in one's pants words

  • noun have ants in one's pants any of numerous black, red, brown, or yellow social insects of the family Formicidae, of worldwide distribution especially in warm climates, having a large head with inner jaws for chewing and outer jaws for carrying and digging, and living in highly organized colonies containing wingless female workers, a winged queen, and, during breeding seasons, winged males, some species being noted for engaging in warfare, slavemaking, or the cultivation of food sources. 1
  • idioms have ants in one's pants have ants in one's pants, Slang. to be impatient or eager to act or speak. 1
  • noun have ants in one's pants to be restless or impatient 0
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Origin of have ants in one's pants

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English am(e)te, em(e)te, Old English ǣmette; cognate with Middle Low German āmete, ēm(e)te, Middle Dutch amete, Old High German āmeiza (ā- a-3 + meizan to beat, cut, cognate with Albanian mih (he) digs), German Ameise. See emmet, mite1

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Parts of speech for Have ants in one's pants

noun
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have ants in one's pants popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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