Fwd: "mubble fubbles, n." - Word of the Day from the OED

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Your word for today is: mubble fubbles, n.

† mubble fubbles, n.
[‘ A state of depression or melancholy; despondency, low spirits.
Chiefly in in (also out of) one's mubble-fubbles.’]
Forms:  15 mubble fubbles,   15–16 muble fubles,   16 mumble fubbles.
Etymology:Origin uncertain; perhaps imitative. Perhaps compare
slightly later mumps n.2 2, mulligrub n.
 colloq. Obs.
  A state of depression or melancholy; despondency, low spirits.
Chiefly in in (also out of) one's mubble-fubbles.
1589  J. Lyly Pappe with Hatchet sig. D4v, Ile make him pull his
powting croscloath ouer his beetle browes for melancholie, and then my
next booke, shall be Martin in his mubble fubbles.
1592  J. Lyly Midas v. ii, Melancholy is the creast of Courtiers
armes, and now euerie base companion, beeing in his muble fubles,
sayes he is melancholy.
c1610 Christmas Prince (1922) 152 And when your brayne, feeles any
paine, with cares of state & troubles We'el come in kindnesse, to put
your highnesse out of ye mumble fubbles.
1654  E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. xi. 145 When shee was
in the Mubble-fubles.

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