williesn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪlɪz/, U.S.

/ˈwɪliz/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: English willy-wambles, willy-wobbles.

Etymology: Probably shortened < either willy-wambles or willy-wobbles in similar use (see examples below), which probably show playfully extended forms of wamble n. and wobble n. (with the former compare also wimble-wamble adv. and with the latter wibble-wobble n.). With to give (someone) the willies compare quot. 1902 at wamble n. 1.Compare:a1819 J. Curry in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1905) VI. 498/1 Willy-wambles..A complaint of the bowels attended with a rumbling noise.1843 J. Mills Stage Coach II. xiv. 212 Never mind, old ooman,..you'll get over those willy-wabbles shortly.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

the willies: a strong feeling of nervous discomfort. Chiefly in to give (someone) the willies, to get the willies.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [noun] > apprehension > instance or fit of

feara1625

all-overs1870

the williesa1895

heebie-jeebies1923

tomtit1930

shit1947

a1895 E. Field House (1896) xxiv. 257 The glaring colors would be likely to give the dear child the ‘willies’. I do not know what the ‘willies’ are, but I do know that little Josephine sleeps well.

1896 Dial. Notes 1 427 To have the willies, to be nervous.

1913 J. London Valley of Moon 105 Bert gives me the willies the way he's always lookin' for trouble.

1942 G. Kersh Nine Lives Bill Nelson ix. 57 It can give you the willies when, in broad daylight, you hear a rifle go off.

1975 B. Felton & M. Fowler Best, Worst & most Unusual 277 You can now visit Winchester House. But we wouldn't advise it if you suffer from the willies.

1998 C. Meredith Sidereal Time 201 What they didn' know was it was all shifting anyway. That would've put the willies up em. In fact it did when people started to twig.

2003 New! 3 Nov. 49/1 Pop Idol winner Will Young, 24, got the willies one spooky night while staying in an old monastery in France.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	willies
释义	williesn. Brit. /ˈwɪlɪz/, U.S. /ˈwɪliz/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: English willy-wambles, willy-wobbles. Etymology: Probably shortened < either willy-wambles or willy-wobbles in similar use (see examples below), which probably show playfully extended forms of wamble n. and wobble n. (with the former compare also wimble-wamble adv. and with the latter wibble-wobble n.). With to give (someone) the willies compare quot. 1902 at wamble n. 1.Compare:a1819 J. Curry in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1905) VI. 498/1 Willy-wambles..A complaint of the bowels attended with a rumbling noise.1843 J. Mills Stage Coach II. xiv. 212 Never mind, old ooman,..you'll get over those willy-wabbles shortly. colloquial (originally U.S.). the willies: a strong feeling of nervous discomfort. Chiefly in to give (someone) the willies, to get the willies. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [noun] > apprehension > instance or fit of feara1625 all-overs1870 the williesa1895 heebie-jeebies1923 tomtit1930 shit1947 a1895 E. Field House (1896) xxiv. 257 The glaring colors would be likely to give the dear child the ‘willies’. I do not know what the ‘willies’ are, but I do know that little Josephine sleeps well. 1896 Dial. Notes 1 427 To have the willies, to be nervous. 1913 J. London Valley of Moon 105 Bert gives me the willies the way he's always lookin' for trouble. 1942 G. Kersh Nine Lives Bill Nelson ix. 57 It can give you the willies when, in broad daylight, you hear a rifle go off. 1975 B. Felton & M. Fowler Best, Worst & most Unusual 277 You can now visit Winchester House. But we wouldn't advise it if you suffer from the willies. 1998 C. Meredith Sidereal Time 201 What they didn' know was it was all shifting anyway. That would've put the willies up em. In fact it did when people started to twig. 2003 New! 3 Nov. 49/1 Pop Idol winner Will Young, 24, got the willies one spooky night while staying in an old monastery in France. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1895
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