jimjams

[jim-jamz] / ˈdʒɪmˌdʒæmz /

NOUN

delirium tremens

Synonyms

WEAK

DT's blue Johnnies blue devils delirium alcoholicum delirium ebriositatis dementia a potu heebie-jeebies horrors mania pink elephants pink spiders screaming meemies shakes snakes in the boots the DTs

NOUN

goose bumps

Synonyms

STRONGEST

goose flesh goose pimples gooseflesh horripilation

WEAK

cold creeps cold shivers creeps heebie-jeebies willies

Example Sentences

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For one thing, Pinto, no cop goes into hysterics at sight of a dead body unless his conscience is giving him the jimjams.

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