jabberwocky

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Scrabble points
34
Words With Friends
38
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒæbɚwɔki/ (US)
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/ˈd͡ʒæbɚwɔki/ (US) · /ˈd͡ʒæbɚwɑki/ (US) · [ˈd͡ʒæbɚwɑki] (US)

Definition of jabberwocky

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A nonsensical poem that appears in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
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name

  1. A nonsensical poem that appears in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Invented or meaningless language; nonsense.
    “"I like the way your mind works, Hosler," Stanley said. "You go after concrete proof of your contentions - none of this scientific jabborwocky."”

adj

  1. meaningless, worthless
  2. absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
    “Only the Pet Shop Boys can sing jabberwocky lines like “I thought I heard a train/Down in the cemetery/Cellophane” and make them sound sexy and evil.”

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Etymology

The name of a nonsense poem from the children's book Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1872) by Lewis Carroll. Apparently based on the Jabberwock, the monster described therein, with the suffix -y in imitation of classical epics such as the Odyssey.

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6-letter words

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4-letter words

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3-letter words

18 words

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