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单词 collywobbles
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
col•ly•wob•bles  (kolē wob′əlz),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) [Informal.]
  1. intestinal cramps or other intestinal disturbances.
  2. a feeling of fear, apprehension, or nervousness.
  • 1815–25; coinage presumably based on colic, wobble; see -s3

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
collywobbles /ˈkɒlɪˌwɒbəlz/ pl n the collywobblesslang
  1. an upset stomach
  2. an intense feeling of nervousness
Etymology: 19th Century: probably from New Latin cholera morbus the disease cholera, influenced through folk etymology by colic and wobble
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