noun plural
also hee·by-jee·bies ˈhēbēˈjēbēz
Etymology: coined ab 1925 by Billy DeBeck died 1942 American cartoonist
: a tense nervous jumpy condition produced by various causes (as strain, irritation, fear, worry) and sometimes marked by hallucinations : jangled nerves : jitters — used with the
the unrelenting hollow beat of the jungle drums gave them the heebie-jeebies