Synonymer

Uttal

  • UK:
    • IPA: /ˈkɒliˌwɒbl̩z/

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Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. (pluralonly, informal) Stomachache.
  2. (pluralonly, informal) Anxiety, fear

Exempel

  • Collywobbles, the gripes.
  • I know I have something else to say to you, but unfortunately I awoke this morning with collywobbles, and had to take a small dose of laudanum with the usual consequences of dry throat, intoxicated legs, partial madness and total imbecility; and for the life of me I cannot remember what it is.
  • 'I deeply regret,' answered Liza, 'but my royal 'ighness 'as got the collywobbles.'
  • The prefect was there again and it was his voice that was saying that he was to get up, that Father Minister had said he was to get up and dress and go to the infirmary. And while he was dressing himself as quickly as he could the prefect said:
  • — We must pack off to Brother Michael because we have the collywobbles!
  • "D'ye hear, Richard? Now's your chance," repeated Ned, not to be done. "A very different thing this, I can tell you, from running round dosing people for the collywobbles. I know men who are raising the splosh any way they can to get in."

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