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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: antic 'strange' (16-19 centuries), from Italian antico 'ancient', from Latin antiquus; ANTIQUE1

antics

 noun
     
an‧tics [plural]
behaviour that seems strange, funny, silly, or annoying:
We're all growing tired of his childish antics.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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