creepy-crawly

creepy-crawly
/kree"pee kraw"lee/, n., pl. creepy-crawlies, adj., creepy-crawlier, creepy-crawliest. Informal.
n.
1. a creeping or crawling animal, esp. an insect.
adj.
2. creepy (def. 1).
[1855-60; see CREEP, CRAWL1, -Y1]

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