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collywobbles

[ kol-ee-wob-uhlz ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. intestinal cramps or other intestinal disturbances.
  2. a feeling of fear, apprehension, or nervousness.


collywobbles

/ ˈkɒlɪˌwɒbəlz /

plural noun

  1. an upset stomach
  2. acute diarrhoea
  3. an intense feeling of nervousness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of collywobbles1

1815–25; coinage presumably based on colic, wobble; -s 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of collywobbles1

C19: probably from New Latin cholera morbus the disease cholera, influenced through folk etymology by colic and wobble
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Example Sentences

Within five minutes everybody aboard had the galloping collywobbles and the twittering jitters.

We took it out by staring Driggs almost into the collywobbles.

Let's get out of here; this place gives me the collywobbles.

Are you takin' those dashed morphia tabloids of Taggart's for bad-water collywobbles again?

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