frabjous

[frab-juhs]

adjective Informal.

wonderful, elegant, superb, or delicious.

Origin:
1872; coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass; perhaps meant to suggest fabulous or joyous

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Frabjous is always a great word to know.

So is zedonk. Does it mean:

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

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Main Entry:	frabjous
Part of Speech:	adj
Definition:	fabulous and joyful; delightful
Etymology:	Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass

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