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
Parveen-Persian
Chikondichee-KON-deeSouthern African, Chewa
HumphreyHUM-freeEnglish
Achillea-SHEEL (French), ah-KEEL-le (Italian)French, Italian
Apolinaryah-paw-lee-NAH-riPolish
Remigius-Late Roman