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Noun. Terror, the frights, nerves. Often heard as the screaming abdabs. [1940s] > "My husband, he let loose the screaming abdabs when he saw that scorpion I tell you. Good thing it was actually our son's pet turtle!"

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  1. Noun. Terror, the frights, nerves. Often heard as the screaming abdabs. [1940s] > "My husband, he let loose the screaming abdabs when he saw that scorpion I tell you. Good thing it was actually our son's pet turtle!"