Willies Definition

wĭlēz
noun
Feelings of uneasiness. Often used with the:
The dark, dank cave gave me the willies.
American Heritage
A state of nervousness; jitters.
Webster's New World

Plural form of willy.

Wiktionary

(colloquial, with "the") A feeling of nervousness or fear.

Staying in the haunted house gave me the willies.
He knows a bad case of the willies will be our first response.
Well, the only way I can describe it is just the willies. Like, somebody's watching me.
Wiktionary

Origin of Willies

  • The meaning "spell of nervousness," recorded since 1896, stems perhaps from the woollies, a dialectal term for "nervous uneasiness," probably in reference to the physical itchiness of wool garments.

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to willies using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

willies