- belly-ache
- Noun. A complaint. InformalVerb. To complain persistently.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
belly-ache
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belly ache — stomach ache, pain in the abdomen … English contemporary dictionary
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belly-ache — 1. v. Grumble. 2. n. Pain in the stomach … A concise dictionary of English slang
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belly-wark — I Cleveland Dialect List stomach ache II North Country (Newcastle) Words the gripes or colic … English dialects glossary
bellyache — (n.) also belly ache, 1590s, from BELLY (Cf. belly) (n.) + ACHE (Cf. ache) (n.). The verb in the slang sense of complain is first recorded 1888, Amer.Eng.; it appears not to have been used earlier than that, if ever, in a literal sense … Etymology dictionary
bellyache — [[t]be̱lieɪk[/t]] bellyaches, bellyaching, bellyached also belly ache 1) N VAR Bellyache is a pain inside your abdomen, especially in your stomach. [INFORMAL] They may complain of diarrhea or bellyache. Syn: stomach ache 2) VERB: usu cont If you… … English dictionary
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