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    Where did the term heebie-jeebies originate?

    Question #112137. Asked by george48. (Jan 15 10 3:47 PM)


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    		noun (used with a plural verb) Slang. a condition of extreme nervousness caused by fear, worry, strain, etc.; the jitters; the willies (usually prec. by the): Just thinking about ghosts gives me the heebie-jeebies.

    Origin:
    1905–10, Americanism; rhyming compound coined by W. De Beck (1890–1942), American comic-strip cartoonist
    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/heebie%20jeebies

    Jan 15 10, 4:24 PM

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