abdabs

anxiety or nervous tension, nervousness

Doing Projects like that gives me the abdabs.

by The Return of Light Joker February 7, 2008

abdabs

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!"

by Alex Quantashassle February 12, 2005

abdab

pejorative term used to describe the north african criminal class of knife wielding pick-pockets and smack dealers inhabiting european cities. Rhyming combination of arab and dabbler.

I saw him lift my friend's phone from the pocket of his jacket and when I said something the Abdab pulled a knife on us and then ran out of the pub.

by Udoli Smirgl January 20, 2009

screaming abdabs

1. extreme anxiety or nervousness
2. one of the early names used by the band that would become Pink Floyd

I'm sure Syd had a case of the screaming abdabs when he found out he was being kicked out of the band.

by TzeraFNX May 23, 2008

screaming abdabs

Having the shits, usually caused by excessive cider drinking and/or eating a fucking hot curry

Think I drank too much Westons last night as this morning I had the screaming abdabs

by RH1989 May 10, 2016

give one the abdabs

Make one irritable or annoyed.

Give one the abdabs:
He kept giving me the abdabs so I slapped him.

by wizzbrit April 18, 2009