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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 nervousnessplay

  Familiarity information: HEEBIE-JEEBIES used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEEBIE-JEEBIES (noun)


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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