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

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