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- COLLYWOBBLES 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
- collywobbles - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
the collywobbles pl (plural only) (British, informal, chiefly humorous) Petunia’s off school today with a touch of the collywobbles
- THE COLLYWOBBLES definition | Cambridge English Dictionary
THE COLLYWOBBLES meaning: 1 an uncomfortable feeling in the stomach caused by feelings of nervousness or slight fear: 2 an… Learn more
- COLLYWOBBLES definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
collywobbles in American English (ˈkɑliˌwɑbəlz) noun (used with a sing or pl v) informal
- collywobbles, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
collywobbles, n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
- collywobbles noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of collywobbles noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- The Collywobbles - Meaning Origin Of The Phrase - Phrasefinder
What's the meaning of the phrase 'The collywobbles'? A state of intestinal disorder, usually accompanied by a rumbling stomach; for example, ‘butterflies in the stomach’
- History of Collywobbles - Idiom Origins
Sometimes referred to as a touch of the collywobbles, which the OED describes as a pain or looseness in the bowels The expression dates from the early 19th century and the best explanation of its origin is that it is a combination of colic and wobble
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