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heebie-jeebies
hee-bee-JEE-beez
noun
a feeling of uncomfortableness; a state of nervousness; a spooky feeling
1951Herman WoukThe Caine MutinyHe said genially, as Willie puffed, 'Gives a guy the heebie-jeebies, don’t it, sir?'1991Dean KoontzStrange Highways...Asherville might give him the heebie-jeebies, it was a town where a spare key could be kept in an obvious place or a house could even be left unlocked with virtually no risk of burglary.2000Neil GaimanAmerican GodsHe had the jitters and the heebie-jeebies, a feeling deep in his stomach that something was entirely wrong.

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