Jabberwocky

[ jab-er-wok-ee ]

/ ˈdʒæb ərˌwɒk i /

noun, plural Jab·ber·wock·ies.

a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.

an example of writing or speech consisting of or containing meaningless words.

adjective

consisting of or comparable to Jabberwocky; meaningless; senseless.

Also Jab·ber·wock

[jab-er-wok]. /ˈdʒæb ərˌwɒk/.

Origin of Jabberwocky

coined by Lewis Carroll in Jabberwocky, poem in Through the Looking Glass (1871)

Words nearby Jabberwocky

jab, Jabal, Jabalpur, Jabari, jabber, Jabberwocky, Jabir, Jabir ibn Hayyan, jabiru, Jaboatão, jaborandi

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Example sentences from the Web for Jabberwocky

Lewis Carroll really did introduce the word “chortle” to the English language in his 1871 poem Jabberwocky.
Why Big Data Doesn’t Live up to the Hype|Nick Romeo|January 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A setting of Lewis Carroll's immortal "Jabberwocky" shows much rich humor of the college glee-club sort.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes
I heard somebody say "Sh," but she started in her toothless Jabberwocky.
The Red Rugs of Tarsus|Helen Davenport Gibbons

British Dictionary definitions for Jabberwocky

jabberwocky

/ (ˈdʒæbəˌwɒkɪ) /

noun plural -wockies

nonsense verse

Word Origin for jabberwocky

C19: coined by Lewis Carroll as the title of a poem in Through the Looking Glass (1871)

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单词	jabberwocky
释义	Jabberwocky [ jab-er-wok-ee ] / ˈdʒæb ərˌwɒk i / noun, plural Jab·ber·wock·ies. a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish. an example of writing or speech consisting of or containing meaningless words. adjective consisting of or comparable to Jabberwocky; meaningless; senseless. Also Jab·ber·wock [jab-er-wok]. /ˈdʒæb ərˌwɒk/. Origin of Jabberwocky coined by Lewis Carroll in Jabberwocky, poem in Through the Looking Glass (1871) Words nearby Jabberwocky jab, Jabal, Jabalpur, Jabari, jabber, Jabberwocky, Jabir, Jabir ibn Hayyan, jabiru, Jaboatão, jaborandi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Jabberwocky Lewis Carroll really did introduce the word “chortle” to the English language in his 1871 poem Jabberwocky. Why Big Data Doesn’t Live up to the Hype\|Nick Romeo\|January 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A setting of Lewis Carroll's immortal "Jabberwocky" shows much rich humor of the college glee-club sort. Contemporary American Composers\|Rupert Hughes I heard somebody say "Sh," but she started in her toothless Jabberwocky. The Red Rugs of Tarsus\|Helen Davenport Gibbons British Dictionary definitions for Jabberwocky jabberwocky / (ˈdʒæbəˌwɒkɪ) / noun plural -wockies nonsense verse Word Origin for jabberwocky C19: coined by Lewis Carroll as the title of a poem in Through the Looking Glass (1871) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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