# Jabberwocky

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #93,849

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

## Etymology
The name of a nonsense poem from the children's book Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1872) by Lewis Carroll. Apparently based on the Jabberwock, the monster described therein, with the suffix -y in imitation of classical epics such as the Odyssey.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jabberwocky