mubble-fubbles
UK/ˈmʌbəlˌfʌbəlz/
mubble-fubbles noun: the doldrums; the blahs; a downer; a mood of depression, dejection or melancholy.
Noun
mubble-fubbles pl (plural only)
- The doldrums; the blahs; a downer; a mood of depression, dejection or melancholy.
- Ile make him pull his powting croscloath ouer his beetle browes for melancholie, and then my next booke, shall be Martin in his mubble fubbles.1589, Martin (pseudonym) Marprelate, Pappe with an hatchet
- Melancholy? Marry gup, is melancholy a word for a barber's mouth? Thou shouldst say, heavy, dull, and doltish. Melancholy is the crest of courtiers' arms, and now every base companion, being in his muble-fubles, says he is melancholy.1592, John Lyly, Midas
Forms of mubble-fubbles
| alternative form | muble-fubles |
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| alternative form | mumble-fubbles |
Origin of mubble-fubbles
Not clear. Likely onomatopoeic. Possibly reduplication of derived from the then-used verbs mumble (“to mix up”) and fubble (“to jumble up”), or perhaps the slang term fumble (“to sexually underperform”). Compare mumble-jumble.
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Questions about mubble-fubbles
- What does mubble-fubbles mean?
- Mubble-fubbles means the doldrums; the blahs; a downer; a mood of depression, dejection or melancholy.
- What part of speech is mubble-fubbles?
- Mubble-fubbles is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mubble-fubbles?
- Mubble-fubbles is pronounced /ˈmʌbəlˌfʌbəlz/ (UK).
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