all-overs

[ awl-oh-verz ]
/ ˈɔlˈoʊ vərz /
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noun (used with a plural verb) Informal.

a general feeling of unease and nervousness throughout the body (usually preceded by the).

Origin of all-overs

1820–30; allover + -s3

Words nearby all-overs

all-or-none law, all-or-nothing, all-ordinaries index, all-out, all-over, all-overs, all-pass, all-points bulletin, all-powerful, all-purpose, all-right

Words related to all-overs

fidget, jump, nervousness, tremble, uneasiness

Example sentences from the Web for all-overs

  • I never know'd what the all-overs wuz tell thes about a hour before me an' Teague wuz married.

    Mingo |Joel Chandler Harris

  • But it never give me the all-overs like it does now, some way.

    Sonny, A Christmas Guest |Ruth McEnery Stuart