Scaries

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A feeling of anxiety or feeling, especially that felt by children at night. childish, plural, plural-only

    "She found she did not need to smoke dope to avoid bad dreams because she was no longer holding so many of her scaries down. She was able to completely stop taking Valium, which we had cautioned her was a dangerous and potentially[…]"

Example

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"She found she did not need to smoke dope to avoid bad dreams because she was no longer holding so many of her scaries down. She was able to completely stop taking Valium, which we had cautioned her was a dangerous and potentially[…]"

Etymology

Plural of scary.

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