“Horripilation” (haw-rip-uh-LAY-shun) – from the Latin for “to bristle” + “hair” – is goose bumps.
Example (as used by the Washington Times in an article about Social Security): “There are a few things capable of sending an icy horripilation through even the bravest man.”
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