The story
Alteration of wiggings, from wig (“to be nervous or fearful”). First recorded use in 1997, in the first episode of the American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Compare also wigging out.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The creeps; a feeling of fear or anxiety. Full definition →
Alteration of wiggings, from wig (“to be nervous or fearful”). First recorded use in 1997, in the first episode of the American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Compare also wigging out.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.