1) Nervous habit 2) Tensely exciting
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Onychophagia (also onychophagy) or nail biting, is an oral compulsive habit (sometimes described as a parafunctional activity; the common use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating or drinking) in children and adults. == Classification == Nail biting is considered an impulse control disorder in the DSM-IV-R, and is classified und...
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Common form of habitual body manipulation which is an expression of tension. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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the act or practice of biting one's fingernails, esp. as the result of anxiety or nervousness. · nervousness: The announcement that the trade agreement had been signed ended a week of nail-biting on Wall Street.
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