willies

Noun

Meaning

willies

plural of willy

willies pl (plural only)

(colloquial, with "the") A feeling of nervousness or fear.
Staying in the haunted house gave me the willies.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

anxiety drunkenness fright nervousness unease creeps trepidation horripilation heebie-jeebies butterflies edginess jitteriness collywobbles

Antonyms

self-possession presence of mind imperturbability

Hypernyms

inquietude disquietude edginess

Phrases with the word

having the willies give someone the willies

Anagrams

Willsie

Examples

Too much high-content information, and I get the existential willies. I keep sputtering out at intersections where life choices must be made and I either know too much or not enough. The examined life is no picnic. Robert Fulghum

He came in leading Michael Jackson, and his quote, which made us all howl hysterically, as he came in was: ‘Hide your willies boys.’ Source: Internet

CES wiz-bang surveillance tech gives privacy advocates the willies. Source: Internet

They give me the willies.” Source: Internet

It also included Willies Mchunu as the deputy chairperson. Source: Internet

So when Little Willies receives an A on his report card his parents are very proud. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

willie wagtail willied willier Williford Willig Willimansett