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
ÉLiane	-	French
Angelika	ahn-GE-lee-kah (German), ahn-ge-LEE-kah (Polish)	German, Polish, Slovak, Czech
Ramesses	RAM-ə-seez (English)	Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Rufina	-	Russian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Tam (2)	-	Hebrew
Marino	-	Italian, Spanish