heebie-jeebies

短语
FREQ #47296

n. 神经过敏, 战栗

发音

US /ˌhiː.biːˈdʒiː.biːz/

词形变化

only 复数

别名

heebee-geebees heebygeebies heebee-jeebees heebie jeebies heeby-jeebies heeby-jeebys

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A general feeling of anxiety, fear, uneasiness, or nausea.

    美国 非正式 仅复数

    I don't mind worms, but spiders give me the heebie-jeebies.

    When I see that weird house, I get the heebie-jeebies.

    P.U., that outhouse gives me the heebie-jeebies!

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

jitters screaming meemies

上位词 2

nerves nervousness

词源

The earliest found occurrences of spelling variants (it is not established whether the first one coined the term or committed to print an earlier oral expression): * In 1923, the spelling "heeby jeebys" was used by U.S. cartoonist Billy De Beck in his comic strip Barney Google (New York American, 26 October 1923). * In 1925, the spelling "heebee-jeebees" was used in U.S. magazine Ladies' Home Journal (Vol. 42, Part 2, p. 44). * In 1926, the spelling "heebie jeebies" was used by U.S. singer Louis Armstrong for his single "Heebie Jeebies" (written by Boyd Atkins). * In 1928, the spelling "heebee-geebees" was used in U.S. article "We All Have the Heebee-Geebees" by G. M. Keller of Swift & Company (Modern School Store, Vol. 11, p. 269 via Google Books). * In 1956, the spelling "heeby jeebies" was used by U.S. singer Little Richard on the cover of his homonymous SP record (and the hyphenated spelling "heeby-jeebies" on its vinyl disc itself).

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