[hee-bee-jee-beez] 
) 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. |
| hee·bie-jee·bies (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.] |