HEEBIE-JEEBIES

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extreme nervousness

Synonyms:

heebie-jeebies; jitters; screaming meemies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("heebie-jeebies" is a kind of...):

nerves; nervousness (an uneasy psychological state)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

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