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- DictionaryCol·ly·wob·bles/ˈkälēˌwäb(ə)lz/
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- 1. stomach pain or queasiness: informal, humorous "an attack of collywobbles"
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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.
noun [ plural ] UK informal us / ˈkɑː.liˌwɑː. ə lz / uk / ˈkɒl.iˌwɒb. ə lz / Add to word list Add to word list. an uncomfortable feeling in the stomach caused by feelings of nervousness or slight fear: I've got the collywobbles about my exam this afternoon. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anxiety and worry - general words. agitation.
Collywobbles definition: intestinal cramps or other intestinal disturbances.. See examples of COLLYWOBBLES used in a sentence.
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Probably from colic (“severe pains that grip the abdomen”) + wobble (“unsteady motion”). Alternatively, it has been suggested that the word derives from colly (“coal dust”) (in the sense of someone becoming ill from breathing in such dust), or that it is a corruption of cholera.
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒlɪwɒb(ə)lz/(General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑliˌwɑb(ə)lz/Hyphenation: col‧ly‧wob‧blescollywobbles pl (plural only) (Britain, informal, chiefly humorous) 1. Often preceded by the: a stomach ache or an upset stomach. [from 1823] 1.1. Synonyms: bellyache, mulligrubs, tummyache 1.2. Petunia’s off school today with a touch of the collywobbles. 1.1. [1823, [Francis Grose]; Pierce Egan, “Collywobbles”, in Grose’s Classical Dictionary of t...
Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “collywobbles”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved 26 February 2017.
6 days ago · 1. an upset stomach. 2. acute diarrhoea. 3. an intense feeling of nervousness. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of collywobbles noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · 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.
