jabberwocky
So I thought this might be an interesting little tidbit to share with everyone! I found it sorta interesting. I looked up jabberwocky in the oed online dictionnary... and it's a word. This is what they have for a definition
incoherent or nonsensical expression’. So jabberwocky, invented language, meaningless language, nonsensical behaviour; also as adj., nonsensical, meaningless, topsy-turvy. Also jabberwock(y) v. intr., to write, speak, etc., in jabberwocky style.
So the title of the Jabberwocky states everything...
posted by melissaboivin @ 10:26 p.m.
1 Comments:
Interesting! It is still the case that Carroll invented, or 'coined', the word - it has come to mean these things - but it was not a word before he wrote the poem. The meaning you describe was drawn directly from its use in the poem, as far as I know.
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