English Explanatory Dictionary

mulligrubs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Colic.
  2. Sullenness; sulky behavior.
  3. Low spirits, mild depression, the blues.

Pronunciation

En-au-mulligrubs.ogg

Word forms

mulligrubs molligrubs mollygrubs mulleygrubs mullygrubs

Etymology

From the 16th century. Origin unknown. Perhaps based on mull (“dirt”) + grub.

Synonyms

collywobbles blue devils
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