Definitions | heebie-jeebies |
| noun (plurale tantum, always plural)
- (context, US, idiom) A general feeling of anxiety, fear, uneasiness, or nausea.
- I don't mind worms, but spiders give me the .
Etymology: 1923, coined by American cartoonist w:Billy_De_Beck, Billy De Beck in his comic strip w:Barney_Google, Barney Google.
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