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heebie-jeebies

hee·bie-jee·bies
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hee-bee-jee-beez]
    • /ˈhi biˈdʒi biz/
    • /ˌhiː.bɪˈjiː.biz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hee-bee-jee-beez]
    • /ˈhi biˈdʒi biz/

Definitions of heebie-jeebies word

  • noun heebie-jeebies 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. 1
  • noun plural heebie-jeebies a state of nervousness; jitters 0
  • noun heebie-jeebies (Idiomatic) (US) A general feeling of anxiety, fear, uneasiness, or nausea. 0
See all 3 definitions of heebie-jeebies

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Origin of heebie-jeebies

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1905-10; rhyming compound coined by W. De Beck (1890-1942), American comic-strip cartoonist

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Parts of speech for Heebie-jeebies

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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heebie-jeebies popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for heebie-jeebies

noun heebie-jeebies

  • anxiety — Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
  • jump — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
  • shiver — to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
  • nerves — one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
  • tremble — to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
All 9 Synonyms of heebie-jeebies

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