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Jammerwoch — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Jabberwocky name The title of a famous nonsense poem in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass", built almost entirely from invented words.

Senses

Jammerwoch is used for these senses in English:

  • Jabberwock A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
  • Jabberwocky A nonsensical poem that appears in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.

Jabberwocky — full definition

  1. name The title of a famous nonsense poem in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass", built almost entirely from invented words.
  2. noun Language, invented or real, that sounds meaningless or absurd.
  3. adj Nonsensical or meaningless.

Related German words