Derived from the word collywobbles meaning 'queasiness or general discomfort caused by nervousness', Colliwobbles signifies the choking phenomenon experienced by the Collingwood Football Club in AFL Grand Finals.
The term entered the Victorian vocabulary during Collingwood's premiership drought losing 9 grand finals between 1958 and 1990. After Collingwood's 1990 grand final victory, Lou Richards famously buried Col E. Wobbles at a mock ceremony at Victoria Park. Although Collingwood later lost consecutive grand finals in 2002 and 2003.
The term entered the Victorian vocabulary during Collingwood's premiership drought losing 9 grand finals between 1958 and 1990. After Collingwood's 1990 grand final victory, Lou Richards famously buried Col E. Wobbles at a mock ceremony at Victoria Park. Although Collingwood later lost consecutive grand finals in 2002 and 2003.
With Collingwood sitting on top of the AFL ladder right now, the Colliwobbles are poised to strike again in 2010
by bambopwow September 28, 2010
a Colliwobble is a cauliflower who is one of four training enemies found on Spiral Mountain in Banjo-Kazooie. His main purpose is to aid Bottles in teaching Banjo and Kazooie the Rat-a-tat Rap ability. He is white and surrounded by green leaves. He is different from the other enemies on Spiral Mountain in that he hovers in the air by flapping his leaves, making him sometimes difficult to attack. He is harmless the first time he is fought, as when Banjo touches him he just bounces off. However, two more dangerous Colliwobbles appear around Spiral Mountain.
by Dictionary182 August 9, 2010
by 2010mofo October 14, 2010