charley horse

Etymology
The term may date back to American slang of the 1880s, and is possibly from the pitcher Charlie "Old Hoss" Radbourn, who is said to have suffered from cramps.

Noun

 * 1)  A muscle cramp, usually in the thigh or leg.
 * 2)  A punch in the thigh.
 * 1)  A punch in the thigh.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 抽筋
 * Mandarin:
 * Esperanto: krurkramfo, gambkramfo
 * Finnish: jalkakramppi,
 * French: ,
 * Icelandic:, þreytukrampi
 * Japanese: こむら返り
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: lårhøne
 * Swedish: lårkaka