"scribble-scrabble" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scribble-scrabbles [plural]
Etymology: Reduplication of scribble. Etymology templates: {{glossary|reduplication|Reduplication}} Reduplication Head templates: {{en-noun}} scribble-scrabble (plural scribble-scrabbles)
  1. Scribbly writing or drawing; scrawl.
    Sense id: en-scribble-scrabble-en-noun-6m07aH-T Categories (other): English apophonic reduplications, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English apophonic reduplications: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: scribble-scrabbles [plural]
Etymology: Reduplication of scrabble. Etymology templates: {{glossary|reduplication|Reduplication}} Reduplication Head templates: {{en-noun}} scribble-scrabble (plural scribble-scrabbles)
  1. (archaic, derogatory) An ungainly fellow. Tags: archaic, derogatory
    Sense id: en-scribble-scrabble-en-noun-4n6yi2ct
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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