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Definition of "collywobbles" []

  • Informal Pain in the stomach or bowels. (noun-plural)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "collywobbles" in a sentence
  • "No, having "collywobbles" does not mean you're addicted to cauliflower, and don't bother buying a bra if you're a "titulaire.""
  • "In New Zealand, if you've got "collywobbles" before a big game, you:"
  • "Here's Iran, causing collywobbles wherever summits convene; here's Iraq, a profoundly unsettled state; and Nato's Afghanistan, a disaster without end."