"Heebie" meaning in All languages combined

See Heebie on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Heebies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Heebie (plural Heebies)
  1. (slang, US, derogatory, ethnic slur) Alternative form of Hebe (“a Jew”) Tags: US, alt-of, alternative, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur Alternative form of: Hebe (extra: a Jew) Related terms: heebie-jeebies
    Sense id: en-Heebie-en-noun-U4Kdxcyc Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

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