Query (3rd and final try): Origin of "give/have the willies"

W Brewer brewerwa at GMAIL.COM
Wed Aug 27 11:37:53 UTC 2014


Some say <willies> has nothing to do with Russian <villis> 'Willys jeep'
and <jeepers creepers>. But ya never know. (It works for me.)  (8^o)

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