English Explanatory Dictionary

mubble-fubbles

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The doldrums; the blahs; a downer; a mood of depression, dejection or melancholy.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌbəlˌfʌbəlz/

Word forms

mubble-fubbles muble-fubles mumble-fubbles

Etymology

Not clear. Likely onomatopoeic. Possibly reduplication of derived from the then-used verbs mumble (“to mix up”) and fubble (“to jumble up”), or perhaps the slang term fumble (“to sexually underperform”). Compare mumble-jumble.

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