bandersnatch

[ban-der-snach]

ban·der·snatch

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