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noun (used with a plural verb) Slang.
- a condition of extreme nervousness caused by fear, worry, strain, etc.; the jitters; the willies (usually preceded by the): Just thinking about ghosts gives me the heebie-jeebies.
pl n
- the heebie-jeebies slang apprehension and nervousness
1923, said to have been coined by U.S. cartoonist Billy De Beck (1890-1942), creator of “Barney Google.”