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tiswas

tiswas noun: a state of nervous excitement or confusion.

Noun

tiswas (plural not attested)

  1. (UK, no plural) A state of nervous excitement or confusion.
    • It was her first ever visit to the capital and she was all of a tiswas.2002, James Riordan, War Song, page 88

Forms of tiswas

alternative formtizwas
alternative formtizwoz

Origin of tiswas

Possibly coined by the Royal Air Force. Possibly a blend of it + is + was. Compare tizzy.

Words formed from tiswas

  • all of a tiswas

Questions about tiswas

What does tiswas mean?
Tiswas means a state of nervous excitement or confusion.
What part of speech is tiswas?
Tiswas is a noun.

Words near tiswas in the dictionary

  1. tisswood
  2. tissy
  3. Tissyman
  4. TIST
  5. Tiswadi
  6. tiswas
  7. tiswin
  8. Tisza
  9. Tiszabecs
  10. Tiszatenyő
  11. Tisău

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