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
Eleanor['elinə]
JordonJAWR-dənEnglish
KristianKREES-tyahn (Swedish), KREES-tee-ahn (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Hadya-Arabic
Malena-Swedish, Spanish, Czech
MarvaMAHR-vəEnglish