frabjous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of frabjous
1872; coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass; perhaps meant to suggest fabulous or joyous
Example Sentences
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For most politicians, this would be a frabjous day.
From The Guardian
His championship word in this year’s regional bee was “frabjous,” a term for joy coined by Lewis Carroll in the Jabberwocky poem from “Through the Looking Glass.”
From Washington Times
He was happy, and Luba was happy, and everything was going to be perfectly frabjous.
From Project Gutenberg
Then we sat down and prepared to enjoy ourselves something frabjous.
From Project Gutenberg
There is an irresistibly humorous episode where the instrument of destruction goes "snicker snack," and a fine hilarity at "'O frabjous day Callooh, callay,' He chortled in his joy."
From Project Gutenberg
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