jabberwocky

See also Jabberwocky

English

Etymology

From Jabberwocky, a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll

Adjective

jabberwocky (comparative more jabberwocky, superlative most jabberwocky)

1. meaningless, worthless
2. absurd, nonsense, non-sensical
   • 2009 August 28, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, New York Times:

     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.