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jitters noun uncontrolled shaking; extreme nervousness US, 1929- “Hope you can clear this up quick, Mr. Tracy,” he said. “I’m getting the jitters.” — Chester Gould, Dick Tracy Meets the Night Crawler, p. 24, 1945
- The place was a bad spot to be in at night if you had the jitters. — Mickey Spillane, I, The Jury, p. 75, 1947
- Now, Folks, our play together is going to be ragged as hell for a while. But don’t let it give you the jitters. — Iceberg Silm (Robert Beck), Trick Baby, p. 145, 1969
- Madrid gets the jitters over the changing face of crime. — The Guardian, 1 February 2003
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