Jabberwocky - a podcast by Word of the Day

Jabberwocky is a noun that refers to meaningless language.

A poem by Lewis Carroll called Through the Looking Glass gave birth to our word of the day in 1871. This whimsical poem referred to a frightful beast called a jabberwock. Since then, jabberwocky has been a permanent fixture in the English vernacular, often used to describe made-up, invented words that have no particular meaning — like jabberwocky.

Andrea was a skilled mayor in all areas except one. She lacked the ability to extricate herself from unpleasant questions by making up language. Had she been more talented at the art of jabberwocky she would have remained in office for life.

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