bandersnatch
Americannoun
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an imaginary wild animal of fierce disposition.
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a person of uncouth or unconventional habits, attitudes, etc., especially one considered a menace, nuisance, or the like.
Etymology
Origin of bandersnatch
Coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass (1871)
Example Sentences
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Remember the interactive standalone Black Mirror film Bandersnatch, where Asim Chaudhry and Will Poulter played a games company boss and a genius developer?
From BBC
Although a big Black Mirror fan, Gribben hadn't seen Bandersnatch but says that coming to Plaything fresh actually aided his performance.
From BBC
That phone call became something radical for even the “Black Mirror” universe: a choose-your-own-adventure-style 2018 interactive film, “Bandersnatch,” written by series creator Charlie Brooker and directed by David Slade.
From Los Angeles Times
Remember the interactive Black Mirror film Bandersnatch where Chaudhry and Poulter played a games company boss and a developer?
From BBC
Tickner, who was born in New York on Sept. 8, 1946, was a former rocker with the San Francisco band Frumious Bandersnatch with bassist Ross Valory.
From Los Angeles Times
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