scribble-scrabble

English

Etymology 1

Reduplication of scribble.

Noun

scribble-scrabble (plural scribble-scrabbles)

  1. Scribbly writing or drawing; scrawl.

Etymology 2

Reduplication of scrabble.

Noun

scribble-scrabble (plural scribble-scrabbles)

  1. (archaic, derogatory) An ungainly fellow.