screaming meemies

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scream·ing mee·mies

(skrē′mĭng mē′mēz)

pl.n. (Used with a sing. or pl. verb) Slang

An attack of nerves; the jitters.

[Expressive of nervousness.]

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screaming meemies - extreme nervousness

heebie-jeebies, jitters

jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

nerves, nervousness - an uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of nerves"

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