the creeps

plural noun

informal
: an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or fear
I get the creeps every time he walks by.
I hate snakes. They give me the creeps.

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Here's something that'll give you the creeps ― bed bugs are on the rise in Milwaukee. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024 The rice itself looked tasty enough—fluffy, well formed—but its oddly fleshy hue gave me the creeps. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024

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“The creeps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20creeps. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

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