Mulligrub (verb)
mull-i-grub
Complain or sulk.
Mulligrubs: becoming overwhelmed with feelings of melancholy, sullenness, or depression.
Example sentences
“Do you have to mulligrub all the time?”
“I have a fit of the mulligrubs, a good holiday should sort it out though.”
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