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Jabberwocky meaning

A nonsensical poem that appears in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.

Synonyms of Jabberwocky

nonsense bunk nonsensicality meaninglessness hokum

Related words

Other words often associated with Jabberwocky or its synonyms:

substance message content buncombe meaningfulness berth garbage rot meaningless bunkum insignificance trough

Using Jabberwocky

  • The main meaning on this page is: A nonsensical poem that appears in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
  • Useful related words include: nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness.
  • In the example corpus, jabberwocky often appears in combinations such as: camp jabberwocky, jabberwocky is, of jabberwocky.

Context around Jabberwocky

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 4 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

camp 3× awful 1× longtime 1× reads 1× poetry 1× word 1×

Often after:

kitchen 1× camper 1× counselor 1× poem 1× itself 1×

Sentence patterns with Jabberwocky

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a longtime jabberwocky counselor who 1× alice reads jabberwocky and pursues 1× beth said jabberwocky is new 1× camp jabberwocky is canceling 1× camp jabberwocky is famous 1× carroll s jabberwocky 1× first at jabberwocky since the 1× glass poetry jabberwocky whose reversed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

camp jabberwocky is 2× at the same 1× beth said jabberwocky 1× camp leaders chose 1× full translations of 1× in this adaptation 1×

Common sentence endings:

added decades ago 1× carroll s jabberwocky 1× counselor matt cosby 1× decisions were made 1× it to life 1× liza gallagher announced 1×

Words around Jabberwocky

Just before it in the word index:

jabberwock 6 jabbering 4 jabber 7 jabbed 23 jabbawockeez 3 jabbarov 4

Just after it in the word index:

jabbie 2 jabbing 19 jabbok 2 jabbour 12 jabeen 5 jaber 73

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 20 abductees 20 abdulahi 20 abetment 20 abhors 20 ablution 20

Corpus analysis for Jabberwocky

  • In this selection, "jabberwocky" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, camp, awful, longtime, kitchen, camper and counselor stand out and add context to how "jabberwocky" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a longtime jabberwocky counselor who and alice reads jabberwocky and pursues. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "jabberwocky" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with jabberwocky

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The word "jabberwocky" itself has come to refer to nonsense language. (11 words)

Jabberwocky camper Michael Parsons and counselor Ronnie Bennett cross the finish line. (12 words)

Camp Jabberwocky is canceling its summer camp programs, executive director Liza Gallagher announced. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Unlike the book and the animated feature, the film is a much darker interpretation of the story where Alice has already been to Wonderland before and now returns to help defeat the Red Queen and fulfill a prophecy about herself and the awful Jabberwocky. (44 words)

To help manage these community relationships, Ms. Grousbeck, a longtime Jabberwocky counselor who has been living in Maine, is moving to the Island this month after buying a home in Vineyard Haven with her husband and fellow counselor Matt Cosby. (40 words)

In this reflected version of her own house, she finds a book with looking-glass poetry, " Jabberwocky ", whose reversed printing she can read only by holding it up to the mirror. (31 words)

Example sentences (16)

At the same time, she said, Island Grown is extending its cooking season in the Camp Jabberwocky kitchen, turning out soups with vegetables from Thimble Farm and other Island growers.

Camp Jabberwocky is canceling its summer camp programs, executive director Liza Gallagher announced.

Unlike the book and the animated feature, the film is a much darker interpretation of the story where Alice has already been to Wonderland before and now returns to help defeat the Red Queen and fulfill a prophecy about herself and the awful Jabberwocky.

Camp leaders chose South Mountain Company of West Tisbury as the contractor and designer for the $2 million renovation, the first at Jabberwocky since the kitchen was added decades ago.

Jabberwocky camper Michael Parsons and counselor Ronnie Bennett cross the finish line.

To help manage these community relationships, Ms. Grousbeck, a longtime Jabberwocky counselor who has been living in Maine, is moving to the Island this month after buying a home in Vineyard Haven with her husband and fellow counselor Matt Cosby.

Beth said: “Jabberwocky is new – it’s exciting and fresh, there’s a fantastic mix of songs, dance numbers and lots of fun roles to play.

Camp Jabberwocky is famous for taking a familiar story and zapping it to life.

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Full translations of "Jabberwocky" into French and German can be found in The Annotated Alice along with a discussion of why some translation decisions were made.

In the second season of Fargo on FX in Episode 6 the character Mike Milligan (Bokeem Woodbine) recites the "Jabberwocky" Poem in full.

In this adaptation, the Jabberwock materialises into reality after Alice reads "Jabberwocky", and pursues her through the second half of the musical.

In this reflected version of her own house, she finds a book with looking-glass poetry, " Jabberwocky ", whose reversed printing she can read only by holding it up to the mirror.

Linguistics and poetics Humpty Dumpty who explains to Alice the definitions of some of the words in "Jabberwocky".

She holds a mirror to one of the poems, and reads the reflected verse of "Jabberwocky".

The figure has a wyvern at his feet, a reference to the Sockburn Worm slain by Sir John Conyers (and a possible source for Lewis Carroll 's Jabberwocky ).

The word "jabberwocky" itself has come to refer to nonsense language.

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Common combinations with jabberwocky

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "jabberwocky" in a sentence?
An example: "At the same time, she said, Island Grown is extending its cooking season in the Camp Jabberwocky kitchen, turning out soups with vegetables from Thimble Farm and other Island growers." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "jabberwocky" from authentic English texts.
What does "jabberwocky" mean?
Jabberwocky means: A nonsensical poem that appears in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
What are synonyms of "jabberwocky"?
Common synonyms of "jabberwocky" include: nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum.
How many example sentences with "jabberwocky" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "jabberwocky", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.