crawlies

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English

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Etymology 1

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From creepy-crawlies.

Noun

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crawlies pl (plural only)

  1. (informal) Fear, anxiety.
    • 2012, Nathan Long, Jane Carver of Waar:
      Street light? Was I coming up in somebody's basement? Whatever it was, I was all for light. Trapped is bad. Trapped and blind gives me the crawlies.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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crawlies pl (plural only)

  1. (Antarctica, slang) Snow that is blown along the ground in a snake-like fashion.

Anagrams

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