Meaning A state of nervous anxiety or fear.
Usage Worldwide.
Example
- I didn't like staying in that old house overnight. The creaks and bumps gave me the heebie-jeebies.
Pronunciation
Idiom
Heebie jeebies
What does "Heebie jeebies" mean?
A state of nervous anxiety or fear.
The heebie-jeebies
USA, 20th century. The origin isn’t known but heebie-jeebie was formerly the name of a dance.