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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PANDAIRY, n. A state of excitement, fluster; an access of rage, a “pet”, a fit of temper, a tantrum (Bnff. 1965).Bnff. 1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 81:
The Deil in a Pandairy.

[Prob. a conflation of Panshit and quandary formerly [kwɑn′dere].]

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