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collywobbles

noun plural but singular or plural in construction col·ly·wob·bles \ˈkä-lē-ˌwä-bəlz\

Definition of COLLYWOBBLES

:  bellyache
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Origin of COLLYWOBBLES

perhaps by folk etymology from New Latin cholera morbus, literally, the disease cholera
First Known Use: circa 1823

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