the creeps

plural noun

informal

: an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or fear

I get the creeps every time he walks by.

I hate snakes. They give me the creeps.

Examples of the creeps in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The rice itself looked tasty enough—fluffy, well formed—but its oddly fleshy hue gave me the creeps. —Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024

Here's something that'll give you the creeps ― bed bugs are on the rise in Milwaukee. —Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024

Give your guests the creeps by riddling your wreath with spiders and cobwebs or centering it with a skull. —Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2023

At the 115-year-old Niles Hotel — where ancient bullet holes pock the tin ceiling by the downstairs saloon — getting the creeps is part of the appeal. —Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023

The subject of their dispute: Edgar Allan Poe, a horror writer whose short stories were giving Americans the creeps from coast to coast. —Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022

Basements give her the creeps; plus, a property manager told her the floor had been torn up. —jsonline.com, 16 Nov. 2022

Give neighbors the creeps with this feline trio, which stay put with heavy-duty metal stakes. —Larry Stansbury, Good Housekeeping, 28 Sep. 2022

Despite giving some individuals the creeps, arachnids are pest control professionals. —Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022