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creepy-crawly (krē′pē krôl′ē)

noun pl. creepy-crawlies -·ies

Slang something, as a crawling insect or spider, regarded as frightening and repugnant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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