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willies, n. pl. slang (orig. U.S.).|ˈwɪlɪz|
[Etym. unknown.]
the willies: a fit of nervous apprehension. Chiefly in phrs. to give (someone) the willies, to get the willies.
1896Dialect Notes I. 427 To have the willies, to be nervous. 1900G. Bonner Hard Pan 99 It just gives me the willies to think of your being down on your luck. 1913J. London Valley of Moon 105 Bert gives me the willies the way he's always lookin' for trouble. 1927H. A. Vachell Dew of Sea 261, I sure got the willies at the thought of meeting you. 1942G. Kersh Nine Lives Bill Nelson ix. 57 It can give you the willies when, in broad daylight, you hear a rifle go off. 1953F. Swinnerton Month in Gordon Square 202 Gosh! She was getting the willies. It was awful. 1962J. Heller Catch-22 xii. 127 Chief White Halfoat shuddered. ‘That guy gives me the willies,’ he confessed. 1975Felton & Fowler Best, Worst 277 You can now visit Winchester House. But we wouldn't advise it if you suffer from the willies. 1984A Carter Nights at Circus iii. i. 199 Not that the ‘wagon salon’ isn't very pleasant, if it don't give you the willies. |