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jabberwocky definition

jab·ber·wocky (-wäk′ē)

noun

meaningless syllables that seem to make sense; gibberish

Etymology: after Jabberwocky (< jabber + ?), nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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