单词 | collywobbles |
释义 | collywobbles[ kol-ee-wob-uhlz ] / ˈkɒl iˌwɒb əlz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR collywobbles ON THESAURUS.COM noun (used with a singular or plural verb)Informal.intestinal cramps or other intestinal disturbances. a feeling of fear, apprehension, or nervousness. Origin of collywobbles1815–25; coinage presumably based on colic, wobble; see -s3 Words nearby collywobblescollutory, colluvium, colly, collyr., collyrium, collywobbles, Colmar, Cöln, colo-, coloboma, colobus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for collywobbles
British Dictionary definitions for collywobblescollywobbles / (ˈkɒlɪˌwɒbəlz) / pl n the collywobbles slangan upset stomach acute diarrhoea an intense feeling of nervousness Word Origin for collywobblesC19: probably from New Latin cholera morbus the disease cholera, influenced through folk etymology by colic and wobble 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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