- collywobbles
- Noun. A feeling of nervousness or discomfort in the stomach. Informal
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
collywobbles
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collywobbles — 1823, fanciful formation from colic and wobble … Etymology dictionary
collywobbles — ► PLURAL NOUN informal, chiefly humorous 1) stomach pain or queasiness. 2) intense anxiety. ORIGIN formed from COLIC(Cf. ↑colicky) and WOBBLE(Cf. ↑wobble) … English terms dictionary
collywobbles — [käl′ē wäb΄əlz] pl.n. [prob. < COLIC + WOBBLE] Informal pain in the abdomen; bellyache: usually with the … English World dictionary
collywobbles — col|ly|wob|bles [ˈkɔliˌwɔbəlz US ˈka:liˌwa: ] n the collywobbles BrE informal an uncomfortable feeling that you get when you are very nervous … Dictionary of contemporary English
collywobbles — noun the collywobbles BrE informal an uncomfortable feeling that you get when you are very nervous … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
collywobbles — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: perhaps by folk etymology from New Latin cholera morbus, literally, the disease cholera Date: circa 1823 bellyache … New Collegiate Dictionary
collywobbles — /kol ee wob euhlz/, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Informal. 1. intestinal cramps or other intestinal disturbances. 2. a feeling of fear, apprehension, or nervousness. [1815 25; coinage presumably based on COLIC, WOBBLE; see S3] * * * … Universalium
collywobbles — noun /ˈkɒliˌwɒbl̩z/ a) stomachache b) anxiety, fear Syn: have butterflies in ones stomach … Wiktionary
collywobbles — col·ly·wob·bles || kÉ’lɪ‚wÉ’blz n. (Slang) feeling of apprehension or nervousnessn. stomach ache, intestinal cramps … English contemporary dictionary
collywobbles — plural noun informal, chiefly humorous stomach pain or queasiness. ↘intense anxiety. Origin C19: formed from colic and wobble … English new terms dictionary
