What does jabberwocky mean?
Jabberwocky means Invented or meaningless language; nonsense..
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/ˈd͡ʒæbɚwɔki/ · noun
Invented or meaningless language; nonsense..
"I like the way your mind works, Hosler," Stanley said. "You go after concrete proof of your contentions - none of this scientific jabborwocky."
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.
Use jabberwocky when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Jabberwocky means Invented or meaningless language; nonsense..
Common synonyms include flapdoodle, jabber, mumbo jumbo, absurdity.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"I like the way your mind works, Hosler," Stanley said. "You go after concrete proof of your contentions - none of this scientific jabborwocky."
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