Jabberwocky in Japanese
Jabberwocky in Japanese is ジャバウォッキー — Jabberwocky means the title of a famous nonsense poem in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass", built almost entirely from invented words.
Jabberwocky in Japanese
ジャバウォッキー
Pronounced: jabawokkī
A nonsensical poem that appears in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
What does "Jabberwocky" mean?
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name The title of a famous nonsense poem in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass", built almost entirely from invented words.
"She quoted the opening line of Jabberwocky: "Twas brillig, and the slithy toves...""
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noun Language, invented or real, that sounds meaningless or absurd.
"His technical explanation was pure jabberwocky to the rest of us."
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adj Nonsensical or meaningless.
"The contract was full of jabberwocky legal jargon."
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Jabberwocky in a sentence
- She quoted the opening line of Jabberwocky: "Twas brillig, and the slithy toves..."
- His technical explanation was pure jabberwocky to the rest of us.
- The contract was full of jabberwocky legal jargon.
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What is "Jabberwocky" in Japanese?
"Jabberwocky" in Japanese is ジャバウォッキー. Jabberwocky means: The title of a famous nonsense poem in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass", built almost entirely from invented words.
How do you pronounce ジャバウォッキー?
"Jabberwocky" in Japanese is ジャバウォッキー, pronounced "jabawokkī".
How do you use "Jabberwocky" in a sentence?
Example: "She quoted the opening line of Jabberwocky: "Twas brillig, and the slithy toves..."" In Japanese, "Jabberwocky" is ジャバウォッキー.
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