Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

jabberwocky

 - 3 dictionary results
Young Adult Book Sale
Jabberwocky Order today for $2.95 shipping.
Overstock.com

Jab⋅ber⋅wock⋅y

  [jab-er-wok-ee] noun, plural -wock⋅ies, adjective
Use jabberwocky in a Sentence
–noun
1. a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
2. an example of writing or speech consisting of or containing meaningless words.
–adjective
3. consisting of or comparable to Jabberwocky; meaningless; senseless.
Also, Jab⋅ber⋅wock  [jab-er-wok] .

Origin:
coined by Lewis Carroll in Jabberwocky, poem in Through the Looking Glass (1871)
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To jabberwocky
Young Adult Book Sale
Jabberwocky Order today for $2.95 shipping.
Overstock.com
jab·ber·wock·y   (jāb'ər-wŏk'ē)   
n.  Nonsensical speech or writing.

[After "Jabberwocky," a nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

Jabberwocky 
1872, nonsense word (perhaps based on jabber) coined by Lewis Carroll, for the poem of the same name, which he published in "Through the Looking-Glass." The poem is about a fabulous beast called the Jabberwock.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see jabberwocky on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way