collywobbles
noun/ˈkɒliwɒblz/
/ˈkɑːliwɑːblz/
[plural] (British English, old-fashioned, informal)- a nervous feeling of fear and worry
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- a pain in the stomach
Word Originearly 19th cent.: fanciful formation from colic and wobble.
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