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willies
[wil-eez]
noun
Usually the willies nervousness or fright; the jitters; the creeps.
That horror movie gave me the willies.
willies
/ ˈɪɪ /
plural noun
slangnervousness, jitters, or fright (esp in the phrase give ( or get ) the willies )
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of willies1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
“ about my dad? Does he give you the germ willies too?”
Mr. Musk has said that Instagram “makes people depressed” and that Facebook, also owned by Meta, “gives me the willies.”
Each happens to be Black, and these strangers are giving Neve the willies, even though she is a light-skinned Black woman herself.
My favorite horror movies this year laid off the flashy effects and instead gave me the unshakable willies the unshowy way: with creeping dread and uncertain stillness.
The veg sandwich, in which a salty and steroidal oyster mushroom subs for the bird, just gives me the willies.
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