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collywobbles
[ kol-ee-wob-uhlz ]
/ ˈkɒl iˌwɒb əlz /
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noun (used with a singular or plural verb)Informal.
intestinal cramps or other intestinal disturbances.
a feeling of fear, apprehension, or nervousness.
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How to use collywobbles in a sentence
Within five minutes everybody aboard had the galloping collywobbles and the twittering jitters.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall GarrettWe took it out by staring Driggs almost into the collywobbles.
At Good Old Siwash|George FitchLet's get out of here; this place gives me the collywobbles.
Native Son|T. D. HammAre you takin' those dashed morphia tabloids of Taggart's for bad-water collywobbles again?
The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
British Dictionary definitions for collywobbles
collywobbles
/ (ˈkɒlɪˌwɒbəlz) /
pl n the collywobbles slang
an upset stomach
acute diarrhoea
an intense feeling of nervousness
Word Origin for collywobbles
C19: probably from New Latin cholera morbus the disease cholera, influenced through folk etymology by colic and wobble
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