screaming meemies

Thân thiện

The toddler's screaming meemies kept the whole house awake.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Extreme nervousness, anxiety, or hysteria: A state of being very agitated, frightened, or upset, often to the point of irrational behavior or panic. It implies a loss of emotional control.

Usage

• This term is an informal, somewhat dated slang expression. It is used to describe a person who is in a state of extreme panic or nervous agitation.
• It often carries a humorous or hyperbolic tone, exaggerating the level of someone's anxiety.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The constant noise from the construction site is giving me the screaming meemies.
  • She had a bad case of the screaming meemies before her big presentation.

Advanced Usage

• The phrase can be used with the definite article "the" (e.g., ) to personify the nervous state as an affliction one "has" or "gets."
• It can describe a temporary, situational state of nerves rather than a chronic condition.

Variants and Related Words

• Screaming meemy (noun, less common): A singular, though rarely used, form.
• Heebie-jeebies (noun, informal): A similar slang term for a feeling of anxiety, nervousness, or the creeps.

Synonyms

• Jitters: Feelings of extreme nervousness.
• Willies: A sense of nervous unease.
• Panic: Sudden overwhelming fear.
• Hysteria: Exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement.

Idioms and Related Phrases

• To have/get the screaming meemies: To become extremely nervous or agitated.
  • Waiting for the test results gave him the screaming meemies.

Học thuật

Noun

1. extreme nervousness

Từ đồng nghĩa

• jitters
• heebie-jeebies