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collywobbles

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col⋅ly⋅wob⋅bles

  [kol-ee-wob-uhlz]
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–noun (used with a singular or plural verb) Informal.
1. intestinal cramps or other intestinal disturbances.
2. a feeling of fear, apprehension, or nervousness.
Origin:
1815–25; coinage presumably based on colic, wobble; see -s 3
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col·ly·wob·bles   (kŏl'ē-wŏb'əlz)   
pl.n.   (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
Informal Pain in the stomach or bowels.

[Probably alteration (influenced by colic and wobble) of cholera morbus.]
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collywobbles 
1823, fanciful formation from colic and wobble.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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