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HEEBIE-JEEBIES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does heebie-jeebies mean?
• HEEBIE-JEEBIES (noun)
The noun HEEBIE-JEEBIES has 1 sense:
1. extreme nervousness
Familiarity information: HEEBIE-JEEBIES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extreme nervousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
heebie-jeebies; jitters; screaming meemies
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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