all-overs

[ awl-oh-verz ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. Usually the all-overs. a general feeling of unease and nervousness throughout the body.

Word History and Origins

Origin of all-overs¹

First recorded in 1820–30; allover ( def ) + -s ³( def )

Example Sentences

I never know'd what the all-overs wuz tell thes about a hour before me an' Teague wuz married.

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But it never give me the all-overs like it does now, some way.

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"Pop-all-overs" the littlest Lorimer called them, steaming, golden-hearted.

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