mulligrubs

mul·li·grubs

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muhl-i-gruhbz]
- /ˈmʌl ɪˌgrʌbz/
- /ˈmʌ.lɪ.ɡrʌbz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhl-i-gruhbz]
- /ˈmʌl ɪˌgrʌbz/

Definitions of mulligrubs word

noun mulligrubs ill temper; colic; grumpiness. 1
noun mulligrubs (obsolete) colic. 1
noun plural mulligrubs a bad mood; grumpiness 0
noun plural mulligrubs stomach or intestinal discomfort; colic 0

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Origin of mulligrubs

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1600; earlier mulligrums, apparently alteration of megrims

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Parts of speech for Mulligrubs

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mulligrubs

mulligrubs popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for mulligrubs

noun mulligrubs

blues — a feeling of depression or deep unhappiness
delirium tremens — a severe psychotic condition occurring in some persons with chronic alcoholism, characterized by delirium, tremor, anxiety, and vivid hallucinations
despair — Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.
despondency — Despondency is a strong feeling of unhappiness caused by difficulties which you feel you cannot overcome.
dumps — an accumulation of discarded garbage, refuse, etc.

All 15 Synonyms of mulligrubs