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creeper

1. slang Someone who is regarded as weird or causes one to feel uneasy. Ugh, I wish that creeper at the bus stop would just leave me alone.
2. slang One who observes, investigates, or becomes overly familiar with someone else's personal matters in an intrusive or undesirable manner. I felt like a bit of a creeper looking up all his social media posts like that, but I wanted to know what kind of a guy he was before going on a date with him.

jeepers creepers

A mild exclamation of surprise, astonishment, fear, or delight. A: "I just found out that they want to promote me to General Manager!" B: "Jeepers creeper, Tom—that's great news!" Jeepers creepers, don't sneak up on me like that! You nearly gave me a heart attack!
See also: creeper, jeepers
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Jeepers(-creepers)!

(ˈdʒipɚzˈkripɚz)
exclam. Wow! Jeepers-creepers! I’m sorry!
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

jeepers creepers!

An interjection of surprise or delight. The equivalent of “no kidding!” or “wow!” depending on the context, the phrase came from a 1938 popular song first sung by Louis “Sachmo” Armstrong in the movie Going Places. The chorus began, “Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those peepers? / Jeepers Creepers, where'd ya get those eyes?”
See also: jeepers
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Pic's real stars, however, are the gymnastic Jonathan Breck and the eye-popping makeup and creature effects that bring his character (credited as the Creeper, but never named in the movie) to life.
JEEPERS CREEPERS
Released in October 2001, the original Jeepers Creepers was a ridiculously entertaining low-budget shocker about a brother and sister battling against an age-old demon called The Creeper, who appears every 23rd spring for 23 days to feast on human body parts.
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Justin Long and Gina Philips play brother and sister Darry and Trish, who are travelling home for the holidays when they cross paths with an age-old demon known as The Creeper (Breck).
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There are no dark corridors, whimpering girls or thunderstorms, but the airborne monster they call The Creeper is certain to terrify as he swoops hungrily from the skies to make a meal of his victims.
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Soon, Long and Philips shriek convincingly as the full horror of their predicament becomes apparent when The Creeper begins to eye them up as a tasty little appetiser.
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