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heebyjeebies

heebyjeebies 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 heebyjeebies

What is heebyjeebies the alternative form of?
Heebyjeebies is the alternative form of heebie-jeebies.

Words near heebyjeebies in the dictionary

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

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