bandersnatch

[ ban-der-snach ]

/ ˈbæn dərˌsnætʃ /

an imaginary wild animal of fierce disposition.

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

QUIZZES

Test your memory on these verbal firecrackers from the week of June 29 to July 5!

Question 1 of 7

anchorite

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

And bandersnatch if you will, said Perior, shaking her gently by the shoulders, and putting her away with a certain resignation.
The Confounding of Camelia|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
This time he wasn't afraid of meeting a Bandersnatch or anything else, for he had a method of escape that was foolproof.
Insidekick|Jesse Franklin Bone
It had been a lucky day when he had fallen in running from the Bandersnatch.
Insidekick|Jesse Franklin Bone
"There may be a bandersnatch," he said doubtfully, dusting the ground with his palmetto fan.
The Firing Line|Robert W. Chambers

The landscape was empty of animate life except for the odorous carcass of the Bandersnatch lying beside him.
Insidekick|Jesse Franklin Bone