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[hee-bee-jee-beez] 
–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
1905–10, Americanism; rhyming compound coined by W. De Beck (1890–1942), American comic-strip cartoonist
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