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    collywobbles
    /ˈkɒlɪwɒb(ə)lz/

    plural

    • 1. stomach pain or queasiness: informal, humorous "an attack of collywobbles"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › collywobblesCollywobbles Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    In that process, unusual words are transformed to make them look or sound like other, more familiar words. Collywobbles is believed to be a friendlier-sounding transformation of cholera morbus (the New Latin term for the disease cholera) that was influenced by the words colic and wobble.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMeaning of the collywobbles in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    THE COLLYWOBBLES meaning: 1. an uncomfortable feeling in the stomach caused by feelings of nervousness or slight fear: 2. an…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › collywobblesCOLLYWOBBLES Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    a feeling of fear, apprehension, or nervousness. collywobbles. / ˈkɒlɪˌwɒbəlz / plural noun. an upset stomach. acute diarrhoea. an intense feeling of nervousness.

  5. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › collywobblescollywobbles - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 27, 2024 · collywobbles pl (plural only) (British, informal, chiefly humorous) Often preceded by the: a stomach ache or an upset stomach. [from 1823] Synonyms: bellyache, mulligrubs, tummyache. Petunia’s off school today with a touch of the collywobbles.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › collywobblesCollywobbles - definition of collywobbles by The Free Dictionary

    collywobbles - severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology; characterized by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhea

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › collywobblesCollywobbles - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Collywobbles is severe gastroenteritis that may send your lunch on a rocky round trip through your digestive system. Many common illnesses have the look of a plural but the behavior of a singular (mumps, measles, hives) and collywobbles follows the pattern.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCOLLYWOBBLES definition in American English - Collins Online...

    collywobbles in American English. (ˈkɑliˌwɑbəlz) noun (used with a sing or pl v) informal. 1. intestinal cramps or other intestinal disturbances. 2. a feeling of fear, apprehension, or nervousness. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncollywobbles noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of collywobbles noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › collywobblescollywobbles | meaning of collywobbles in Longman Dictionary of...

    collywobbles. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English col‧ly‧wob‧bles /ˈkɒliˌwɒbəlz $ ˈkɑːliˌwɑː-/ noun → the collywobbles Examples from the Corpus collywobbles • It's easy to recognise its surface symptoms: the anger, the panic, the shakes and the collywobbles.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › collywobblesCollywobbles Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Collywobbles definition: Pain in the stomach or bowels.