collywobbles

[ kol-ee-wob-uh lz ]
/ ˈkɒl iˌwɒb əlz /
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noun (used with a singular or plural verb) Informal.

intestinal cramps or other intestinal disturbances.
a feeling of fear, apprehension, or nervousness.

Origin of collywobbles

1815–25; coinage presumably based on colic, wobble; see -s3

Words nearby collywobbles

collutory, colluvium, colly, collyr., collyrium, collywobbles, colmar, colo-, colo., coloboma, colobus

Words related to collywobbles

heebie-jeebies

Example sentences from the Web for collywobbles

  • Let's get out of here; this place gives me the collywobbles.

    Native Son |T. D. Hamm

  • We took it out by staring Driggs almost into the collywobbles.

    At Good Old Siwash |George Fitch

British Dictionary definitions for collywobbles

collywobbles
/ (ˈkɒlɪˌwɒbəlz) /

pl n the collywobbles slang

an upset stomach
acute diarrhoea
an intense feeling of nervousness

Word Origin for collywobbles

C19: probably from New Latin cholera morbus the disease cholera, influenced through folk etymology by colic and wobble