get the vapors



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!
See also: get

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FabijanFAH-bee-yahn (Croatian)Croatian, Slovene
Ithel-Welsh
Fulbert-French, Ancient Germanic
Llyr-Welsh Mythology
DerrenDER-ənEnglish (Rare)
Folami-Western African, Yoruba