# wiggins

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #19,253

## Definitions
1. The creeps; a feeling of fear or anxiety.

## Etymology
Alteration of wiggings, from wig (“to be nervous or fearful”). First recorded use in 1997, in the first episode of the American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Compare also wigging out.

## Easily confused with
- **Wilkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiggins-vs-wilkins)
- **winging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiggins-vs-winging)
- **wiggling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wiggins-vs-wiggling)
- **wagging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagging-vs-wiggins)

## Common misspellings (9)
`iwggins`, `wgigins`, `wigginns`, `wigginss`, `wiggisn`, `wiggnis`, `wigigns`, `wigins`, `wwiggins`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wiggins