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heeby-jeebys

heeby-jeebys is the alternative form of heebie-jeebies.

Meaning of heebie-jeebies

Noun

heebie-jeebies pl (plural only)

  1. (US, informal, plural, plural-only) A general feeling of anxiety, fear, uneasiness, or nausea.
    • I don't mind worms, but spiders give me the heebie-jeebies.

Questions about heeby-jeebys

What is heeby-jeebys the alternative form of?
Heeby-jeebys is the alternative form of heebie-jeebies.

Words near heeby-jeebys in the dictionary

  1. heebish
  2. heebs
  3. heeby jeebies
  4. heeby jeebys
  5. heeby-jeebies
  6. heeby-jeebys
  7. heebygeebies
  8. heebyjeebies
  9. heed
  10. heedance
  11. heeded

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