Christine Lakin

I took my first acting class at age 6 because I found out that's what Carol Burnett was doing - acting. Also she had an imaginary friend as a kid and went to UCLA, two things we have in common. I will always admire her and hope one day, I can make someone laugh a fraction as hard as she's made me bellyache.

American Actress

Bernard Baruch

You can overcome anything if you don't bellyache.

American Businessman

Physical Discomfort

'Bellyache' often implies discomfort that is not extremely severe.

Mild Severity

It's informal and less precise than medical terms like 'gastritis' or 'abdominal pain'.

Not Medical Term

It's used metaphorically to express dissatisfaction or minor complaints.

Metaphorical Use

Use 'bellyache' as a noun in casual or informal conversations, not formal discussions.

Informal Expression

When someone bellyaches, it often implies unwarranted or annoying complaining.

Negative Connotation

As a verb, it emphasizes the speaker's annoyance with the complaining.

Conveys Frustration

Best used in spoken language among friends or in a laid-back environment.

Colloquial Verb

Non-Continuous

 and what I learned was that to become a doctor, we have to put on our white coats, put up a wall, and hide behind it. There's a hidden epidemic in medicine. Of course, patients are scared when they come to the doctor. Imagine you wake up with this terrible bellyache, you go to the hospital,

Leana Wen: What your...

 the way through it some of his horses started colic which is like a bellyache and he thinks they got into some invasive weeds he called me and it's like all distraught like I don't know if I'm gonna be able to finish etc etc and I was like dude I got some ponies like