Noun: collywobbles 'kó-lee,wó-bulz
- Severe gastroenteritis of unknown aetiology; characterized by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhoea
"The patient was misdiagnosed with collywobbles before true cholera was confirmed";
- cholera morbus
- [Brit, informal] Queasiness or general discomfort caused by nervousness
"He got the collywobbles before his big presentation"
Derived forms: collywobbleses
Type of: gastroenteritis, intestinal flu, stomach flu
Encyclopedia: Collywobbles