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wobbly
throw a wobbly
To suddenly become very upset or intensely angry and make a big display of it. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. John threw a wobbly at work after the boss criticized his report. Needless to say, he won't be welcome back in the office on Monday.
throw a wobbler/wobbly
(British & Australian informal) to suddenly become very angry She saw Peter talking to an attractive blonde and threw a wobbly.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Owain | | O-wien (Welsh, Welsh Mythology) | Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance |
| Yamuna | | - | Tamil, Indian, Telugu |
| EstevÃO | | - | Portuguese |
| Goretti | | - | Various |
| Nayden | | - | Bulgarian |
| Carolina | | [.kærə'lainə] | |