Talk:borogove

Should it not be 'neologism' rather than 'portmanteau'? It doesn't seem to be a combination of any other words.86.174.4.203 14:39, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

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borogove

A Jabberwocky nonce word, but also one that I reckon falls under WT:FICTION. Note to closer: If this fails, it should probably be moved to an appropriate appendix rather than deleted outright; if nothing else, it is the etymon for Borogovia. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 18:25, 13 October 2015 (UTC) I can find a few outside of Lewis Carroll:

• 2007, Whitley Strieber, 2012: The War for Souls, →ISBN, page 346:

  Here were fields of swabe and borogrove and orchards full of trees heavy with lascos and spurls and nape.

• 2013, Michael Hiebert, The Hyperbole Engine: Collected Stories of Adventure, →ISBN:

  Proudly beaming, Amabelle said, “It is a borogrove!” I knew I'd heard that word before, but it took a moment for me to remember it was during the night while Father was delirious.

• 2013, Andrew Harman, The Tome Tunnel, →ISBN:

  'Neat trick, I thought it was good seeing a borogrove last week, but that ...' 'You've seen a borogrove?' asked Firkin. 'Oh, yeah. It was unreal!'

Kiwima (talk) 06:20, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

• The above quotes are for borogrove, with r after g. Thus, are are inapplicable to borogove. Searches: google books:"borogove", google groups:"borogove", “borogove”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.. --Dan Polansky (talk) 08:21, 17 October 2015 (UTC)

Right you are. Ok, how about these?

• 2006, David Brown, Kara Willey, The Worlds of Naughtenny Moore, →ISBN:

  The borogove let out a quiet chirp. Another, larger borogove squirmed in through the hole in the fabric.

• 2013, Mel Gilden, The Jabberwock Came Whiffling: A Novel of Fantasy, →ISBN, page 22:

  Its knee bent the wrong way, though Albert thought it was certainly the right way for the borogove . Another borogove popped out of the forest and followed the first across the road, then a third and a fourth .

• 2014, Daniel Coleman, Jabberwocky: A Novel, →ISBN:

  It smelled like a wet borogove.

• 2015, Donald Weis, Monster Lore 2, →ISBN, page 12:

  With the Borogove's long legs, they hop and step over some incoming attacks.

Kiwima (talk) 18:09, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

RFV-passed, since the citations above appear valid. - -sche (discuss) 17:59, 13 February 2016 (UTC)