Brillig
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Brillig is a noun meaning A nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky, explained by Humpty Dumpty as "four o'clock in the afternoon — the time when you begin broiling things for dinner.".
Meaning
A nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky, explained by Humpty Dumpty as "four o'clock in the afternoon — the time when you begin broiling things for dinner.".
Example Sentences
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jabberwocky, retrotort, cackleberry, poppycock, cackle-fart, noonsie.
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