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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
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heebie-jeebie

What is "heebie-jeebie"?

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  • DeBeck (1890–1942), American cartoonist, in his comic strip Barney Google.
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From a dictionary:

"heebie-jeebies" - plural noun ( the heebie-jeebies) informal; a state of nervous fear or anxiety, e.g. "It takes a lot more than a stupid ghost to give me the heebie-jeebies."

ORIGIN 1920s: coined by W. B. DeBeck (1890–1942), American cartoonist, in his comic strip Barney Google.

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