(slang, Britain) Sudden unexpected outburst of anger or rage, a tantrum.
(advertising) A small publicity notice which appears to float at eye level, being attached to a fixture by a flexible arm.
(colloquial, law) A class of crime that can be charged as a lower penalty or a higher penalty, e.g. a crime punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony at the discretion of the prosecutor.
“Unfortunately, to master these skills they become mini-control freaks and throw wobblies when Mummy says no.”
“Meetings of the local peace coalition include members of the Green Party, Wobblies, university professors, and die-hard Republican churchgoers.”
“I do not think it is a coincidence that popular music has been an important part of almost every radical movement in American history from the Wobblies to Anti-Globalization.”