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collywobbles

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɒlɪwɒb(ə)lz/Part of speech nounSorted bbcelllooswyStarts with CEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology; characterized by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhea

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • Petunia’s off school today with a touch of the collywobbles.
  • Collywobbles, the gripes.
  • "I deeply regret," answered Liza, "but my royal 'ighness 'as got the collywobbles."

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