heebie-jeebies

hee·bie-jee·bies  (hb-jbz)

pl.n. Slang

A feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the jitters.

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[Coined by William De Beck (1890-1942), American cartoonist, in his comic strip Barney Google.]

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heebie-jeebies [ˈhiːbɪˈdʒiːbɪz]

pl n

the Slang apprehension and nervousness

[coined by W. De Beck (1890-1942), American cartoonist]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

heebie-jeebies - extreme nervousness                   jitters, screaming meemies jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" nerves, nervousness - an uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of nerves"

Translations

heebie-jeebies [ˌhiːbɪˈdʒiːbɪz] NPL to have the heebie-jeebies (= shaking) → tener un tembleque; (= fright, nerves) → estar hecho un flan
it gives me the heebie-jeebies (= revulsion) → me da asco; (= fright, apprehension) → me pone los pelos de punta, me da escalofríos

heebie-jeebies

pl (inf) → Gänsehaut f (inf); it/he gives me the heebie-jeebies → dabei/wenn ich ihn sehe, bekomm ich eine Gänsehaut (inf)

heebie-jeebies [ˈhiːbɪˈdʒiːbɪz] npl (fam) I had the heebie-jeebies → le gambe mi facevano giacomo giacomo
it gives me the heebie-jeebies → mi fa venire la tremarella

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heebie-jeebies [ˈhiːbɪˈdʒiːbɪz] npl (fam) I had the heebie-jeebies → le gambe mi facevano giacomo giacomo
it gives me the heebie-jeebies → mi fa venire la tremarella