"ants in one's pants" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ants in one's pants.wav
Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=ants in one's pants}} ants in one's pants pl (plural only)
  1. (slang) The condition of being agitated and constantly fidgeting. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Translations (agitated and fidgety state): götündə sərçə başı qalıb (Azerbaijani), hebben de kriebel in zijn gat (Dutch), hermona (Finnish), muurahaisia housuissa (Finnish), Hummeln im Hintern [plural] (German), robaki w tyłku (Polish), (ter) fogo no rabo (Portuguese), (ter) bicho-carpinteiro (Portuguese), (estar) com bicho-carpinteiro (Portuguese), ши́ло в жо́пе (šílo v žópe) (Russian), hormigas en la cola (Spanish), (ser) culo de mal asiento (Spanish), culo inquieto (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ants_in_one's_pants-en-noun-AdI6P9AQ Disambiguation of 'agitated and fidgety state': 71 29
  2. (slang) The condition of being sexually excited. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Categories (lifeform): Ants
    Sense id: en-ants_in_one's_pants-en-noun-iHU1d~lm Disambiguation of Ants: 15 85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shpilkes, heebie-jeebies Derived forms: have ants in one's pants Related terms: antsy
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      "sense": "agitated and fidgety state",
      "word": "(ser) culo de mal asiento"
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