the heebie-jeebies

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the heebie-jeebies

An extreme or acute sensation of fear, apprehension, worry, or anxiety. Often used with "get" or "give." I always get the heebie-jeebies when I walk through a graveyard. All these ghost stories are giving me the heebie-jeebies.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Teague	-	Irish
Valencia	bah-LEN-thyah (Spanish), bah-LEN-syah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Akamu	-	Hawaiian
Geevarghese	-	Indian, Malayalam
Omar (2)	-	Biblical
Manish	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi, Tamil, Nepali