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mulligrubs

American  
[muhl-i-gruhbz] / ˈmʌl ɪˌgrʌbz /

noun

(usually used with a plural verb)

  1. ill temper; grumpiness.

  2. colic.

Etymology

Origin of mulligrubs

First recorded in 1590–1600; earlier mulligrums, apparently alteration of megrims

Example Sentences

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All the Van Dams from New York, and the Sleiderheifers and Mulligrubs of New Jersey, were there for the season, some of them in cottages.

From Their Pilgrimage by Warner, Charles Dudley

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