- hee·bie-jee·bies
- /ˌhiːbiˈʤiːbiz/ nounthe heebie-jeebiesinformal : nervous feelings
He gave me the heebie-jeebies. [=he made me feel nervous]
I got the heebie-jeebies when I saw him looking at me.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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hee|bie-jee|bies — «HEE bee JEE beez», noun plural. Slang. the jitters; fidgets: »In spring you can get the heebie jeebies Untangling chickadees from phoebes (E. B. White). ╂[a humorous coinage] … Useful english dictionary
bie-jee — hee·bie jee·bies; … English syllables
bies — dar·bies; hee·bie jee·bies; ra·bies; sca·bies; hee·by jee·bies; … English syllables
hee — co·hee; hee·bie jee·bies; owy·hee·ite; tow·hee; te·hee; hee·by jee·bies; sha·hee; spa·hee; whang·hee; … English syllables
heebie-jeebies — hee·bie jee·bies … English syllables
heebie-jeebies — hee|bie jee|bies [ ,hibi dʒibiz ] noun plural INFORMAL a very nervous feeling … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
heebie-jeebies — hee•bie jee•bies [[t]ˈhi biˈdʒi biz[/t]] n. pl. Informal. sts a condition of extreme nervousness; willies; jitters (usu. prec. by the) • Etymology: 1905–10, amer.; rhyming compound coined by W. De Beck (1890–1942), U.S. cartoonist … From formal English to slang
