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.
See also: throw, wobbly

throw a wobbler/wobbly

  (British & Australian informal)
to suddenly become very angry She saw Peter talking to an attractive blonde and threw a wobbly.
See also: throw

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ChicaSHEE-kəPortuguese
DÁIrÍNe-Irish
LyntonLIN-tənEnglish (Rare)
Delphinedel-FEENFrench
JessicaJES-i-kə (English)English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Alanbrooke['a:ləmbruk]