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mubblefubbles

noun · 16th century

Sadness at its most ridiculous.

A fit of low spirits; the doldrums, but sillier.

In the wild

“She had a case of the mubblefubbles and cancelled everything.”

Origin

16th century; a whimsical formation, probably imitative of mumbling complaint.

Sources·Oxford English Dictionary

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