Bandersnatch
English
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Etymology
[edit]Coined by Lewis Carroll in 1863 (see quotation).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Bandersnatch
- An obscure fictional creature mentioned in two of Lewis Carroll's poems. [from 1863]
- 1863, Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There[1]:
- Beware the jabberwock, my son.
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch
See also
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