"wibbly-wobbly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more wibbly-wobbly [comparative], most wibbly-wobbly [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} wibbly-wobbly (comparative more wibbly-wobbly, superlative most wibbly-wobbly)
  1. (informal) Tending to jiggle, quiver, or fluctuate. Tags: informal Related terms: wibble-wobble

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