creepy-crawly

[kree-pee-kraw-lee]

creep·y-crawl·y

[kree-pee-kraw-lee] noun, plural creep·y-crawl·ies, adjective, creep·y-crawl·i·er, creep·y-crawl·i·est. Informal.
noun
1.
a creeping or crawling animal, especially an insect.
adjective
2.
creepy (def. 1).

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Creepy-crawly is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1855–60; see creep, crawl1, -y1
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creepy-crawly
 
n , pl -crawlies
1.  a small crawling creature
 
adj
2.  feeling or causing a sensation as of creatures crawling on one's skin

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