jabberwocky
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See also: Jabberwocky
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Jabberwocky, a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jabberwocky (usually uncountable, plural jabberwockies)
Translations[edit]
invented or meaningless language
Adjective[edit]
jabberwocky (comparative more jabberwocky, superlative most jabberwocky)
- meaningless, worthless
- absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
- 2009 August 28, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times[1]:
- 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.
Translations[edit]
meaningless, worthless
absurd, nonsensical