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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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  1. 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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