jabberwocky
a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
an example of writing or speech consisting of or containing meaningless words.
consisting of or comparable to meaningless words; meaningless; senseless.
Origin of jabberwocky
1- Also jab·ber·wock [jab-er-wok]. /ˈdʒæb ərˌwɒk/.
Words Nearby jabberwocky
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How to use jabberwocky in a sentence
Lewis Carroll really did introduce the word “chortle” to the English language in his 1871 poem jabberwocky.
After that some Indians came on the scene of action, fierce red men of the forest, and their language was decidedly jabberwocky.
A Little Girl in Old New York | Amanda Millie DouglasI heard somebody say "Sh," but she started in her toothless jabberwocky.
The Red Rugs of Tarsus | Helen Davenport GibbonsA setting of Lewis Carroll's immortal "jabberwocky" shows much rich humor of the college glee-club sort.
Contemporary American Composers | Rupert HughesAlong his line of work he took his “vorpal” sword in hand and severed all the knots and twists of the mathematical jabberwocky.
Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home | Belle Moses
British Dictionary definitions for jabberwocky
/ (ˈdʒæbəˌwɒkɪ) /
nonsense verse
Origin of jabberwocky
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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