An instance of the emotion; a particular apprehension of some future evil.

In plural. With the. colloquial. In early use: painful or nervous sensations, seeming to affect the whole body. Later: strong feelings of…

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

A feeling of discomfort, apprehension, or depression; the ‘jitters’; delirium tremens; also, formerly, a type of dance.

Shit; excrement from the bowels; (figurative) nonsense, rubbish. Also: an act of defecation.

figurative. With the. Originally New Zealand. The state of being very frightened or nervous. to put the shits up (a person): to scare (a person)…