Jabberwocky
/ˈdʒæbəwɒki/
/ˈdʒæbərwɑːki/
- a famous nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll which first appeared in his book Through the Looking Glass (1872). It describes the hunt for a monster called the Jabberwock, using humorous invented words. Some of these words, including ‘chortle’ and ‘galumph’, are now part of the English language.