Jabberwock
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- noun
- /ˈdʒæbərˌwɑk/
- Literature
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Jabberwock
- The Jabberwock is a creature that haunts the dreams of many, embodying their fears.
- Beware the Jabberwock
- slay the Jabberwock
- Jabberwock, my son
And when the Jabberwock comes out, she kills Jest.
- And when the Jabberwock comes out, she kills Jest.
Examples
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And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
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"In uffish thought he stood, "The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, "Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, "And burbled as it came!
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"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
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Beware the Jabberwock, my son.
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Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
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Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
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Beware the jabberwock, my son, the jaws that bite, the claws that catch.
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And as in uffish thought he stood, the Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, came whiffling through the tulgey wood and burbled as it came!
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And as in uffish thought he stood, the Jabberwock with eyes aflame came whiffling through the tulgey wood and burbled as it came.
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In the poem, the hero slays the Jabberwock, a fearsome monster with terrible claws.
Synonyms
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A large frightening imaginary creature often made of human and animal parts
How Fearsome
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jabberwock was made up by Lewis Carroll for his playful poem Jabberwocky. It sounds like a mix of jabber 'talk fast' and a monster-like ending, so it makes you think of a strange, scary creature and now means any odd or frightening monster.