| Definition: | Nervous or apprehensive; afraid that something bad will happen. |
| Example: | 1) I'm always a little bit jumpy when I walk by the graveyard at night. 2) Rachel sure is jumpy today. I said 'hello' and she nearly hit the ceiling! |
| Etymology: | To 'jump' means to move into the air by springing or leaping up, so someone who is 'jumpy' is on the edge of leaping into the air in surprise or fear. |
| Synonyms: | jittery |
February 12, 2008
weekly slang : JUMPY
