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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Slang A feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the jitters.

Wiktionary

  1. n. US, idiomatic A general feeling of anxiety, fear, uneasiness, or nausea.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. extreme nervousness

Etymologies

  1. 1923, coined by American cartoonist Billy De Beck in his comic strip Barney Google. (Wiktionary)
  2. Coined by William De Beck (1890-1942), American cartoonist, in his comic strip Barney Google. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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