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.

Origin of bandersnatch

1
Coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass (1871)

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