a charley horse



a charley horse

  (American informal)
a sudden, painful tightening of a muscle in your arm or leg She got a charley horse in her leg and had to stop dancing.
See also: charley, horse

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shevonshə-VAWN (English)Irish, English (Rare)
KeriKER-eeEnglish
Nadeem-Arabic, Urdu
Giovannijo-VAHN-neeItalian
DellDELEnglish
Livia (1)LEE-vyah (Italian)Italian, Romanian, Ancient Roman