Bandersnatch

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Etymology[edit]

Coined by Lewis Carroll in 1863 (see quotation).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Bandersnatch

  1. An obscure fictional creature mentioned in two of Lewis Carroll's poems. [from 1863]
    • 1863, Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There‎[1]:
      Beware the jabberwock, my son.
      The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
      Beware the jubjub bird, and shun
      The frumious Bandersnatch

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