http://www.word-detective.com/2009/03/heebie-jeebies/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2009/03/heebie-jeebies/comment-page-1/#comment-45694 Kate Person Fri, 23 Nov 2012 02:58:50 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=635#comment-45694 The word Jee'bi is Ojibawa for ghost. Wondering if this somehow influenced the phrase. The word Jee’bi is Ojibawa for ghost. Wondering if this somehow influenced the phrase.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2009/03/heebie-jeebies/comment-page-1/#comment-2245 Nigel Crompton Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:07:52 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=635#comment-2245 The term 'heebie-jeebie' is often attributed to Billy de Beck in 1923. This is probably correct for the whole term. However, the term 'jeebie' comes from a native American term noted by Longfellow in his glossary of term in the poem 'Hiawatha'. He says it means 'ghost' or 'spirit'. Check out the book. The term ‘heebie-jeebie’ is often attributed to Billy de Beck in 1923. This is probably correct for the whole term. However, the term ‘jeebie’ comes from a native American term noted by Longfellow in his glossary of term in the poem ‘Hiawatha’. He says it means ‘ghost’ or ‘spirit’. Check out the book.

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