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Definition of the willies noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the willies

noun

/ðə ˈwɪliz/

/ðə ˈwɪliz/

[plural] (informal)

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if something gives you the willies, you are frightened by it or find it unpleasantTopics Feelingsc2
Word Originlate 19th cent. (originally US): of unknown origin.

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