mulligrubs
[
muhl
-i-gruhbz]
/ˈmʌl ɪˌgrʌbz/
noun
, (
used with a singular or plural verb
)
Southern U.S.
1.
ill temper; colic; grumpiness.
Origin
1590-1600;
earlier
mulligrums,
apparently alteration of
megrims
Contemporary definitions for
mulligrubs
noun
See
mubblefubbles
Word Origin and History for
mulligrubs
n.
"fit of the blues," also "colic," 1590s,
mulliegrums
, fanciful formation.