tanterum

tan·te·rum
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Australia, Canada, US, UK/ˈtæn.tə.ɹəm/New Zealand/ˈtɛn.tə.ɹəm/UK, Scotland/ˈtan.tə.ɹəm/UK, Scotland, also/ˈtan.tʌ.ɹʌm/

A form of tantrum — An often childish display or fit of bad temper.

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Meanings

nountanterum (plural tanterums)

plural tanterums

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of tantrum.

    This madlock here (pointing to Dick) is gooin t’ ’liver yo’r letters as soon as he can get out of his tanterum.

    1885, Benjamin Brierley, Irkdale, volume 5, page 301

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tarentum
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APA

tanterum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanterum

MLA

“tanterum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanterum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tanterum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanterum.

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