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Etymology عدل

The meaning "spell of nervousness," recorded since 1896, stems perhaps from the woollies, a dialectal term for "nervous uneasiness," probably in reference to the physical itchiness of wool garments.

اسم عدل

willies

  1. صِيغَةُ جَمْعٍ مُفْرَدُهَا willy
  2. (idiomatic, with "the") A feeling of nervousness or fear (usually in the phrase give someone the willies.)
    Staying in the haunted house gave me the willies.

References عدل