skeevies

English

Etymology

skeevy, from Italian schifo (“disgust, nausea”), Italian schifare (“to disgust, to loathe”), and Italian schifoso (“disgusting, loathsome”).

Noun

skeevies (uncountable)

1. (informal, rare) (the skeevies) A feeling of nausea or fear

   The sensation gave Garfield the skeevies. Garfield the movie (book)

   He definitely gave me “the skeevies.” Peter Jackson releases his adaptation of 'The Lovely Bones, Corsair Feb 1, 2010