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mulligrubs

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mul-li-grubs
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Colic.

Obsolete

noun

Sullenness; sulky behavior.

Slang

noun

Low spirits, mild depression, the blues.

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

molligrubs (alternative) mollygrubs (alternative) mulleygrubs (alternative) mullygrubs (alternative)

Synonyms

collywobbles blue devils

Questions

What does mulligrubs mean?
Colic.
Where does mulligrubs come from?
From the 16th century. Origin unknown. Perhaps based on mull (“dirt”) + grub.

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