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View synonyms for all-overs

all-overs

[ awl-oh-verz ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)
  1. Usually the all-overs. a general feeling of unease and nervousness throughout the body.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of all-overs1

First recorded in 1820–30; allover ( def ) + -s 3( def )

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Example Sentences

I never know'd what the all-overs wuz tell thes about a hour before me an' Teague wuz married.

But it never give me the all-overs like it does now, some way.

"Pop-all-overs" the littlest Lorimer called them, steaming, golden-hearted.

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