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Jabberwock

1. n. a fictional monster appearing in the poem "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll. In the poem, a "beamish boy" slays the Jabberwock by beheading it. The Jabberwock is described as having "eyes of flame", living in a "tulgey wood" and "whiffling" and "burbling" as as it moves. John Tenniel, the original illustrator of the poem, drew the Jabberwock as a bipedal anthropomorphic dragon creature with a long, bending neck, a sucker-like mouth with four comically large and flat incisors, two barbels and two antennae, a fringe of long white whiskers, large hairy talon-like hands (with a thumb and three fingers each) and humanlike feet (with three toes each), pupil- and iris-less eyes, two black wings, a long tail, and a waistcoat.

2. n. made-up words, such as those used by Lewis Carroll in the poem "Jabberwocky".

3. n. a text which exemplifies such made-up words, such as "Jabberwocky", "The Owl and the Pussycat", and everything by Dr. Seuss.

4. n. any nonsense or gibberish.
1) The creature is called a "Jabberwock", not a "Jabberwocky". Sorry, Tim Burton.

2) When I read Dr. Seuss I sometimes get confused by all the jabberwock.

3) "The Owl and the Pussycat", from which we have derive the word "runcible spoon", is a famous jabberwock.

4) Shut your jabberwock! I'm trying to study.
by tangles10 April 25, 2010
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Backseat Jabberwockies

Bizarre actions being done in the backseat of a car, the actions can range anywhere from straight up BOSSHARD (these actions are just barely Backseat Jabberwockies so they could instead be called ultra-instinct bruh moments), to 🅱osshard moments.
Friend 1: Bro this headass I know was doing some Backseat Jabberwockies the other day and literally ended up with his head up his ass

Friend 2: Bruh wtf how

Friend 1: Backseat Jabberwockies bro
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jabberwocky

adj. 1. like the Jabberwock. 2. ridiculous, impossible, or nonsensical; quixotic.

Unfortunately, Tim Burton's 2010 film "Alice in Wonderland" has perpetuated the misconception that "jabberwocky" is a noun. It is not. The poem exclusively refers to the creature as the "Jabberwock".
Christopher Lee, the actor who plays the Jabberwock in Tim Burton's film, is somewhat jabberwocky in appearance himself, if you ask me.
by tangles10 April 25, 2010
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Jabbarwoke

to lecture about social injustice while doing little to create change
a classic suburban jabbarwoke
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Republican Jabberwocky Syndrome

(noun) The use of nonsense words or misuse of actual words to create or exaggerate threats for political gain.
Did you hear Sarah Palin talking about death panels on CNN today? Seriously, what is her deal?

She suffers from Republican Jabberwocky Syndrome, don't be so insensitive.
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Jabberwocky

often confused with JabbawockeeZ, which is a dance crew, a Jabberwocky is a mythical creature which is the subject of a poem written by Lewis Carol in the 1800s. Lewis Carol also wrote Alice in Wonderland and was toasted on oppium when writing both. the poem is as follows:

"'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.

And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! and through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe."
just read the poem which is title Jabberwocky and is right above this.
by LeroytheAmish December 4, 2009
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jabbawokeez

made up of 5 super hawt talented dancers :
jabbawokeez for the win !
by taggof April 4, 2008
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