124 The creeps (PW) fear, uneasiness It gives me the creeps every time I pass the strange looking house. (free)Informal A sensation of fear or repugnance, as if things were crawling on one's skin: That house gives me the creeps. (MW) a distressing sensation like that caused by the creeping of insects over one's flesh; especially : a feeling of apprehension or horror —usually used in plural with the creeps> |