COLLYWOBBLES


Meaning of COLLYWOBBLES in English

/ ˈkɒliwɒblz; NAmE ˈkɑːliwɑː-/ noun [ pl. ] ( old-fashioned , BrE , informal )

1.

a nervous feeling of fear and worry

2.

a pain in the stomach

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: fanciful formation from colic and wobble .

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