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heebie-jeebies
hee·bie-jee·bies H0122800 (hē′bē-jē′bēz)pl.n. Slang A feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the jitters.
[Coined by William De Beck (1890-1942), American cartoonist, in his comic strip Barney Google.]heebie-jeebies (ˈhiːbɪˈdʒiːbɪz) pl nthe heebie-jeebies slang apprehension and nervousness[C20: coined by W. De Beck (1890–1942), American cartoonist]hee•bie-jee•bies (ˈhi biˈdʒi biz)
n.pl. Informal. a condition of extreme nervousness; willies; jitters (usu. prec. by the). [1905–10, Amer.; rhyming compound coined by W. De Beck (1890–1942), U.S. cartoonist] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  heebie-jeebies - extreme nervousness jitters, screaming meemiesjargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"nerves, nervousness - an uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of nerves" |
heebie-jeebiesnounSlang. A state of nervous restlessness or agitation:fidget (often used in plural), jitter (used in plural), jump (used in plural), shiver (used in plural), tremble (often used in plural).Informal: all-overs, shake (used in plural).Slang: jim-jams, willies.Translationsheebie-jeebies
the heebie-jeebiesAn extreme or acute sensation of fear, apprehension, worry, or anxiety. Often used with "get" or "give." I always get the heebie-jeebies when I walk through a graveyard. All these ghost stories are giving me the heebie-jeebies.heebie-jeebies and heeby-jeebies (ˈhibiˈdʒibiz) n. an extreme case of anxiety or fear. I have the heebie-jeebies whenever I go to the dentist. heebie-jeebiesAnxiety or fear. Records indicate that “heebie-Jeebies” first appeared in print in a 1923 newspaper cartoon by one Billy DeBeck, in which a character says, “You dumb ox—why don't you get that stupid look offa your pan—you gimme the heeby jeebys!” The spelling changed over the years, as witnessed by its inclusion a year later in the “Alabamy Bound” popularized by the Paul Whitman Orchestra: “I'm Alabamy bound, there'll be no heebie-jeebies hanging 'round . . .”heebie-jeebies
Synonyms for heebie-jeebiesnoun a state of nervous restlessness or agitationSynonyms- fidget
- jitter
- jump
- shiver
- tremble
- all-overs
- shake
- jim-jams
- willies
Synonyms for heebie-jeebiesnoun extreme nervousnessSynonymsRelated Words- jargon
- lingo
- patois
- argot
- vernacular
- slang
- cant
- nerves
- nervousness
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