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scribble-scrabble

scribble-scrabble noun: scribbly writing or drawing; scrawl.

Noun (1)

scribble-scrabble (plural scribble-scrabbles)

  1. Scribbly writing or drawing; scrawl.

Noun (2)

scribble-scrabble (plural scribble-scrabbles)

  1. (archaic, derogatory) An ungainly fellow.

Forms of scribble-scrabble

pluralscribble-scrabbles

Origin of scribble-scrabble

Reduplication of scribble.

Reduplication of scrabble.

Questions about scribble-scrabble

What does scribble-scrabble mean?
Scribble-scrabble means scribbly writing or drawing; scrawl.
What part of speech is scribble-scrabble?
Scribble-scrabble is a noun.
What is the plural of scribble-scrabble?
The plural of scribble-scrabble is scribble-scrabbles.

Words near scribble-scrabble in the dictionary

  1. scribble
  2. scribble down
  3. scribble lark
  4. scribble larks
  5. scribble off
  6. scribble-scrabble
  7. scribble-scrabbles
  8. scribbleable
  9. scribbled
  10. scribbled down
  11. scribbledom

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