Climbing jargon - Wobbler

I submit this question to the collective wisdom of MP...climbing has it's fair share of jargon, and after a few years you tend to think you have a good grasp of it. This one has stumped me - Wobbler - What?

Context: I heard this term in an old Training Beta Podcast when Justin Sjong was the guest. They discuss "tossing a wobbler", "having a wobbler" etc. Other than that there wasn't a lot of contextual clues - except that it all related to having a bad day on a route? Or maybe not giving 100% effort?

Most of my attempted explanations have already taken a scatological turn...so I'm sure it can only get better from here. However, it would be great to get a clear answer from the N. American climbing community, as I've never heard this parlance used before.

I hear a whirler is the pre-wobbler wind-up!

A wobbler is when a climber loses their damn mind...Aka throwing a tantrum. Bitd when a buddy was starting to lose it we would stand erect with our hands at our sides and start to make a wobble motion. Lol!

Ah. So not a climbing term at all.

Is it widely used/known? I haven't lived in the USA for awhile and had never heard of it.

Tradoholic wrote:A wobbler is when a climber loses their damn mind.

MClay wrote:Ah. So not a climbing term at all. Is it widely used/known? I haven't lived in the USA for awhile and had never heard of it.

wobble tosser. im bringin it back. ive seen a few wobblers at my local crag. great phrase really.

MClay wrote: So Ondra is a professional wobble tosser?

Marc801 wrote: That's because it's basically a British/Australian term, not US. idioms.thefreedictionary.co…

Scott McMahon wrote: I think the first time I heard it was Derek Hersey in Front Range Freaks.

Keith W wrote: "Shake, rattle, and roll as they say. If you start shakin you'll be a right wobbler" - Hersey

Scott McMahon wrote: haha that's it. I tried to find the quote with no luck so thanks!!

I heard it all the time in the Southeast for a climbing temper tantrum after punting off a climb. Nobody in the Midwest knows what it is though.

 A seven year old thread...that's some dig'n!

"Remember George, this is no time to go wobbly."

Margaret Thatcher to George H. Bush at the onset of the first Gulf War.