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jabberwock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
jab-ber-wock
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Nonsense word coined by British author and scholar Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky (q.v.), from the children's book Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1872). Carroll stated later, "The Anglo-Saxon word 'wocer' or 'wocor' signifies 'offspring' or 'fruit' [see oker]. Taking 'jabber' in its ordinary acceptation of 'excited and voluble discussion', this would give the meaning of 'the result of much excited and voluble discussion'..."

Inflected Forms

the Jabberwock (canonical)

Questions

What does jabberwock mean?
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
Where does jabberwock come from?
Nonsense word coined by British author and scholar Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky (q.v.), from the children's book Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1872). Carroll stated later, "The Anglo-Saxon word 'wocer' or 'wocor' signifies 'offspring' or 'fruit' [see oker]. Taking 'jabber' in its ordinary acceptation of 'excited and voluble discussion', this would give the meaning of 'the result of much excited and voluble discussion'..."

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