Etymology

jabberwocky

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jabberwocky · noun, adjective1

From Jabberwocky, a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll.

Jabberwocky · proper noun2

The name of a nonsense poem from the children's book Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1872) by Lewis Carroll. Apparently based on the Jabberwock, the monster described therein, with the suffix -y in imitation of classical epics such as the Odyssey.

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