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单词 heebie-jeebies
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hee•bie-jee•bies /ˈhibiˈdʒibiz/USA pronunciation   n. [plural* usually: the + ~] [Informal.]
  1. Slang Termsa feeling of nervousness;
    the jitters.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hee•bie-jee•bies  (hēbē jēbēz),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.) [Slang.]
  1. Slang Termsa condition of extreme nervousness caused by fear, worry, strain, etc.;
    the jitters;
    the willies (usually prec. by the):Just thinking about ghosts gives me the heebie-jeebies.
  • rhyming compound coined by west, western. De Beck (1890–1942), American comic-strip cartoonist 1905–10, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
heebie-jeebies /ˈhiːbɪˈdʒiːbɪz/ pl n
  1. the heebie-jeebiesslang apprehension and nervousness
Etymology: 20th Century: coined by W. De Beck (1890–1942), American cartoonist
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