Oh, that gives me agita! A Connecticut native says her Midwestern colleagues office were flabbergasted to encounter this expression, which she’s known all her life. Grant and Martha discuss this word for “upset” and its likely linguistic roots. Hear...
chestal
adj.— «I had once a pain in the chestal area. Now, I was sure it was heartburn.» —“Eggs Benedict” by Woody Allen Standup Comic , 1964-68. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
