ABDABS

Meaning of ABDABS in English

n. fit of excessive irritation, nervous anxiety, habdabs; (Slang) frights, nerves, terror

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ABDABS — (also h~ ) ■ plural noun Brit. informal (often in phr. the screaming ~ ) nervous anxiety or irritation. Origin …
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ABDABS — abdabs BrE AmE ˈæb dæbz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ABDABS — Noun. Terror, the frights, nerves. Often heard as the screaming abdabs. [1940s]
Slang English vocab
THE SCREAMING ABDABS — nervous anxiety or irritation. → abdabs
Concise Oxford English vocab
SCREAMING ABDABS — Noun. Terror, the frights, nerves. E.g."He's got the screaming abdabs since failing his driving exam 6 times." Cf. 'abdabs' [1940s]
Slang English vocab
HABDABS — ■ plural noun variant spelling of abdabs .
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TREPIDATION — n. 25B6; noun FEAR, apprehension, dread, fearfulness, agitation, anxiety, worry, nervousness, tension, misgivings, unease, uneasiness, foreboding, disquiet, dismay, consternation, alarm, …
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NERVOUSNESS — n. 25B6; noun ANXIETY, edginess, tension, agitation, stress, worry, apprehension, uneasiness, disquiet, fear, trepidation, perturbation, alarm; Brit. nerviness; informal butterflies …
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NERVE — n. 25B6; noun the nerves that transmit pain : nerve fibre, neuron, axon; Physiology dendrite. See list. the match will …
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HYSTERICS — n. 25B6; plural noun (informal) a fit of hysterics : HYSTERIA, wildness, feverishness, irrationality, frenzy, loss of control, delirium, derangement, …
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HYSTERIA — n. 25B6; noun FRENZY, feverishness, hysterics, fit of madness, derangement, mania; panic, alarm, distress; Brit. informal the screaming abdabs. calm.
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FRIGHT — n. 25B6; noun she was paralysed with fright : FEAR, fearfulness, terror, horror, alarm, panic, dread, trepidation, dismay, nervousness, apprehension, …
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