Heebie Jeebies
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hee·bie-jee·bies 
[hee-bee-jee-beez] Pronunciation Key
[hee-bee-jee-beez] Pronunciation Key –noun (used with a plural verb) Slang.
) Slang. | a condition of extreme nervousness caused by fear, worry, strain, etc.; the jitters; the willies (usually prec. by the): Just thinking about ghosts gives me the heebie-jeebies. |
[Origin: 1905–10, Americanism; rhyming compound coined by W. De Beck (1890–1942), American comic-strip cartoonist]
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