mulligrubs
plural noun
mul·li·grubs
variants or mullygrubs or less commonly mollygrubs
ˈməlēˌgrəbz
ˈmäl-
1
: a despondent, sullen, or ill-tempered mood : sulks, blues
2
: a griping of the intestines : colic
Word History
Etymology
alteration (probably influenced by grub) of earlier mulliegrums, perhaps alteration (perhaps influenced by obsolete English mully dusty, moldy, from English mull entry 1 + -y) of megrims, plural of megrim entry 1