jabberwocky

See also: Jabberwocky

English

Etymology

From Jabberwocky, a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒæbɚˌwɔki/, /ˈd͡ʒæbɚˌwɔki/, /ˈdʒæbɚˌwɑki/, [ˈd͡ʒæbɚˌwɑki]
• Rhymes: -ɒki

Noun

jabberwocky (usually uncountable, plural jabberwockies)

1. invented or meaningless language; nonsense

Translations

invented or meaningless language

Adjective

jabberwocky (comparative more jabberwocky, superlative most jabberwocky)

1. meaningless, worthless
2. 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

meaningless, worthless

absurd, nonsensical