tiswas
nounEtymology Possibly coined by the Royal Air Force. Possibly a blend of it + is + was. Compare tizzy.
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:
- Derived terms
- all of a tiswas