get the vapors

old fashioned Typically of a woman, to be about to faint or feel as though one might. My goodness, with all this excitement, I do feel as though I am getting the vapors!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Abraam	-	Biblical Greek, Georgian
Gerda (1)	GER-dah (German), KHER-dah (Dutch)	German, Dutch
Sabia	-	Irish Mythology
Ovid	AH-vid (English)	History
Beylke	-	Yiddish
Antonia	[æn'təuniə]