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colic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French colique. Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ??????? (k?likós, suffering in the colon, adj).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: k?l?k
  • IPA(key): /?k?l.?k/
  • Rhymes: -?l?k

Noun

colic (countable and uncountable, plural colics)

  1. (pathology) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
  2. A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms.

Derived terms

  • colicky

Translations

Adjective

colic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the colon; colonic.

Translations

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mulligrubs

English

Etymology

From 16th century. Origin unknown. Perhaps based on mull (dirt) + grub.

Pronunciation

Noun

mulligrubs pl (plural only)

  1. (obsolete) colic
  2. (slang) sullenness; sulky behaviour
  3. (regional) low spirits, mild depression, the blues

Alternative forms

  • molligrubs
  • mollygrubs
  • mulleygrubs
  • mullygrubs

Synonyms

  • (stomachache): collywobbles
  • (depression): blue devils

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