"wiggins" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Alteration of wiggings, from wig (“to be nervous or fearful”). First recorded use in 1997, in the first episode of the American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Compare also wigging out. Etymology templates: {{m|en|wiggings}} wiggings, {{m|en|wig|t=to be nervous or fearful}} wig (“to be nervous or fearful”), {{m|en|wig out|wigging out}} wigging out Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} wiggins pl (plural only)
  1. (slang) The creeps; a feeling of fear or anxiety. Wikipedia link: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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