CREEPY CRAWLIES

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• Creepy Crawlies — Format Stop Motion Animation Created by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall Starring Paul Nicholas Country of origin …   Wikipedia

• creepy-crawlies — noun feelings of dislike and anxiety the cave gave me the creepy crawlies • Hypernyms: ↑dislike …   Useful english dictionary

• Giant Creepy Crawlies — is a 2000 one hour nature documentary presented by Nigel Marven. It looks at the world s largest invertebrates, which include giant squid and sparrow sized crickets called weta. A highlight was Nigel with a dog sized crab …   Wikipedia

• Creepy (disambiguation) — Creepy may refer to: Creepy, an American horror comic Creepy (band), an indie rock/pop punk band Creepy (software), application for tracking the location of a targeted person Creepy Crawlers may refer to: Creepy Crawlers, an activity toy made by… …   Wikipedia

• creepy-crawly — plural creepy crawlies n informal an insect, especially one that you are frightened of …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• creepy-crawly — [krē΄pē krôl′ē] n. pl. creepy crawlies Slang something, as a crawling insect or spider, regarded as frightening and repugnant …   English World dictionary

• creepy-crawly — [[t]kri͟ːpi krɔ͟ːli[/t]] creepy crawlies N COUNT: usu pl (disapproval) You can refer to insects as creepy crawlies when they give you a feeling of fear or disgust. This word is mainly used by children. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] …   English dictionary

• creepy-crawly — /kree pee kraw lee/, n., pl. creepy crawlies, adj., creepy crawlier, creepy crawliest. Informal. n. 1. a creeping or crawling animal, esp. an insect. adj. 2. creepy (def. 1). [1855 60; see CREEP, CRAWL1, Y1] * * * …   Universalium

• creepy-crawly — UK [ˌkriːpɪ ˈkrɔːlɪ] / US [ˌkrɪpɪ ˈkrɔlɪ] noun [countable] Word forms creepy crawly : singular creepy crawly plural creepy crawlies informal an insect. This word shows that you dislike or are afraid of insects …   English dictionary

• creepy-crawly — noun (plural creepy crawlies) informal a spider, worm, or other small flightless creature …   English new terms dictionary