collywobbles

Significat (Anglès)

1. (British, humorous, informal, plural, plural-only) A stomach ache or an upset stomach.
2. (British, broadly, humorous, informal, plural, plural-only) Anxiety, fear, uneasiness.

Sinònims

cholera morbus

bellyache

dither

jitters

tremble

trepidation

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkɒlɪwɒb(ə)lz/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.