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Complete Definition of "heebie-jeebies"

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English
Etymology
1923, coined by American cartoonist w:Billy_De_Beck|Billy De Beck in his comic strip w:Barney_Google|Barney Google.

Pronunciation
w:X_Sampa|X-Sampa /hi:bi:dZ)i:bi:z/

Noun
en-noun|plurale tantum|always plural

  1. context|US|idiom A general feeling of anxiety, fear, uneasiness, or nausea.

#:I don't mind worms, but spiders give me the heebie-jeebies.

See also
give somebody the creeps
give somebody the willies

Category:English pluralia tantum

vi:heebie-jeebies

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