bandersnatch

[ban-der-snach]

noun

1. an imaginary wild animal of fierce disposition.

2. a person of uncouth or unconventional habits, attitudes, etc., especially one considered a menace, nuisance, or the like.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bandersnatch¹

Coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass (1871)

Example Sentences

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