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CREEPY-CRAWLIES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does creepy-crawlies mean?
• CREEPY-CRAWLIES (noun)
The noun CREEPY-CRAWLIES has 1 sense:
1. feelings of dislike and anxiety
Familiarity information: CREEPY-CRAWLIES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feelings of dislike and anxiety
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Context example:
the cave gave me the creepy-crawlies
Hypernyms ("creepy-crawlies" is a kind of...):
dislike (a feeling of aversion or antipathy)
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