crawlies

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noun

Fear, anxiety.

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Meanings

crawlies1

nouncrawlies pl (plural only)
  1. informalpluralplural onlyFear, anxiety.

    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.

    2012, Nathan Long, Jane Carver of Waar

crawlies2

nouncrawlies pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyslangAntarcticaSnow that is blown along the ground in a snake-like fashion.

Origin

From creepy-crawlies.

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APA

crawlies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawlies

MLA

“crawlies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawlies. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crawlies,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawlies.

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