Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Heebie-jeebies

hee-bie-jee-bies* (hb-jbz)

slang/noun
1. Nervous in a creeped out way.
Barney Google's uncanny resemblance to Homer Simpson gives me the heebie-jeebies.**

Synonyms: willies.

* Coined by William De Beck (1890-1942), American cartoonist, in his comic strip Barney Google.
** Homer's great-grandfather, maybe?

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