screaming-meemies

[ skree-ming-mee-meez ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. Usually the screaming-meemies. extreme nervousness; anxiety; hysteria.

Word History and Origins

Origin of screaming-meemies¹

First recorded in 1925–30; reduplication with alteration of screaming; -y ², -s ³

Example Sentences

May they bring us screaming meemies for decades to come.

From Seattle Times