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Borogove 

An extinct kind of parrot. They had no wings, beaks turned up, and made their nests under sundials; lived on veal.

A thin shabby-looking bird with its feathers sticking out all round — something like a live mop.

The first ‘o’ in ‘borogoves’ is pronounced like the ‘o’ in ‘worry’.
Jeebus dude, you look as mimsy as a borogove
Borogove by lewis_carroll June 29, 2007

borogoves 

1. a thin, shabby-looking bird with its feathers sticking out all round
2. something like a live mop
1. "All mimsy were the borogoves..." (Lewis Carroll, "Through the Looking-glass and What Alice Found There")
2. She has a borogove in a cage at home.
borogoves by zeekage October 26, 2003

Hilly Bargrove

Adjective used to describe a tall blonde person with long hair and blue eyes that doesn’t act like Billy Hargrove from stranger things and is used to tease.
Hey Hilly, Hilly Bargrove, knockoff Billy Hargrove…LIZZIE
Hilly Bargrove by Nobsbeatle September 22, 2022

borogove 

Charles Dodgson's nonsense word, found in 'Jabberwocky'. Approximates to a 'copse' or 'glade' but with connotations of paludality or murkiness.
"All mimsy were the borogoves
And the mome raths outgrabe"
borogove by anycon September 30, 2004

The Borogoves 

Dude, The Borogoves wear the weirdest costumes on stage.
The Borogoves by JennaXO January 14, 2010

Broodrove 

A large group of chicken sausages.
I see a large broodrove of chicken sausages in that field over there.
Broodrove by mintX March 26, 2021