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JITTERS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does jitters mean?

• JITTERS (noun)
The noun JITTERS has 1 sense:

1. extreme nervousness

Familiarity information: JITTERS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• JITTERS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Extreme nervousness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

heebie-jeebies; jitters; screaming meemies

Hypernyms ("jitters" is a kind of...):

nerves; nervousness (an uneasy psychological state)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

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