The Heebie Jeebies

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LEXICON VALLEY A SHOW ABOUT THE MYSTERIES OF ENGLISH. JULY 27 2015 11:02 AM The Jittery History of a Very Nervous Phrase Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss a mystery word or phrase with lexicographer Ben Zimmer.

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Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield discuss the etymology and history of the phrase heebie-jeebies with Wall Street Journal language columnist Ben Zimmer. For more on the phrase, visit Zimmers Word Routes column on Vocabulary.com.

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Bob Garfield, author most recently of the genre novel Bedfellows, is co-host of Slates Lexicon Valley and of WNYCs On the Media.

Mike Vuolo is a radio and podcast producer and the host of Lexicon Valley.

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