Meaning Stiffness or cramp in the arm or leg.
Usage Little-known outside the USA.
Example
- He was just on the verge of scoring his first hundred and then got a charley horse and couldn't hold the bat.
Pronunciation
Idiom
Charley horse
What does "Charley horse" mean?
Stiffness or cramp in the arm or leg.
Charley horse
USA, late 19th century.