bellyache
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iˌeɪk noun
1.
Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
verb (used without object)
2.
Informal. to complain; grumble.
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bellyache (ˈbɛlɪˌeɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an informal term for stomachache |
| —vb | |
| 2. | slang (intr) to complain repeatedly |
| 'bellyacher | |
| —n | |
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Bellyache
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is peculate. Does it mean:
| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
| to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about. |
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Medical Dictionary
bellyache bel·ly·ache (běl'ē-āk')
n.
Pain in the stomach or abdomen; colic.
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Slang Dictionary
bellyache definition[ˈbɛli ek]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
But as soon as someone asks them to spend money on what they are charging shareholders, they bellyache.
She cures his bellyache with skunk cabbage and wild mint, sucks out his earwax, tells his fortune.
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