megrims

[mee-grim]

me·grim

[mee-grim]
noun
1.
megrims, low spirits; the blues.
2.
a whim or caprice.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English migrame a type of headache < Middle French migraine (by misreading, in taken as m); see migraine
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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megrims (ˈmiːɡrɪmz)
 
n
1.  archaic a fit of depression
2.  archaic a disease of horses and cattle; staggers

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