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jabberwocky

Syllabification: (jab·ber·wock·y)
Pronunciation: /ˈjabərˌwäkē/

Definition of jabberwocky

noun (plural jabberwockies)

  • invented or meaningless language; nonsense.

Origin:

early 20th century: from the title of a nonsense poem in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass (1871)

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