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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
heebie-jeebies/hiːbiˈʤiːbiz/

▶plural noun (the heebie-jeebies) informal a state of nervous fear or anxiety.

– origin 1920s (orig. US): of unknown origin.

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