jabberwocky
See also: Jabberwocky
English
Etymology
From Jabberwocky, a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈdʒæbɚˌwɔki/, /ˈd͡ʒæbɚˌwɔki/, /ˈdʒæbɚˌwɑki/, [ˈd͡ʒæbɚˌwɑki]
- Rhymes: -ɒki
Noun
jabberwocky (usually uncountable, plural jabberwockies)
- invented or meaningless language; nonsense
Translations
invented or meaningless language
Adjective
jabberwocky (comparative more jabberwocky, superlative most jabberwocky)
- meaningless, worthless
- absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
- 2009 August 28, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times:
- Only the Pet Shop Boys can sing jabberwocky lines like “I thought I heard a train/Down in the cemetery/Cellophane” and make them sound sexy and evil.
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Translations
meaningless, worthless
absurd, nonsensical