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自1896年起有记载的“紧张的咒语”一意可能来自woollies,“紧张,窘迫”一意的方言词,可能指代的是穿着羊毛(wool)衣物时身上的瘙痒感。

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willies

  1. willy複數

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  1. (口語the) 紧张感;恐惧
    Staying in the haunted house gave me the willies.
    待在鬼屋里让我心里毛毛的
    • 1974, Joseph Heller, Something happened,第 3 頁:
      I get the willies when I see closed doors. Even at work, where I am doing so well now, the sight of a closed door is sometimes enough to make me dread that something horrible is happening behind it, something that is going to affect me adversely.
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