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heebie-jeebies

hee·bie-jee·bies [ hbee jbeez ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
nervousness: uncomfortable nervous or anxious feelings ( slang )
There's something about thick fog that gives me the heebie-jeebies.

[Early 20th century. Coined by Billy DeBeck (1890-1942), U.S. cartoonist]
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