A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg
frabjous
PRONUNCIATION:
(FRAB-juhs) 
MEANING:
adjective: Wonderful; delightful.
ETYMOLOGY:
Coined by Lewis Carroll in his 1871 novelThrough the Looking-Glass. A blend of fair, fabulous, and joyous. See the text of the poem Jabberwocky.
USAGE:
“In a happy development for couch potatoes everywhere, Netflix last week announced a partnership with Epix entertainment channel. This is frabjous news.”
Monica Hesse; For Fans of Truly Bad Movies;The Washington Post; Aug 20, 2010.
Monica Hesse; For Fans of Truly Bad Movies;The Washington Post; Aug 20, 2010.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Do not commit the error, common among the young, of assuming that if you cannot save the whole of mankind, you have failed. -Jan de Hartog, playwright and novelist (22 Apr 1914-2002)
Apr 22, 2016
This week’s theme
Words coined by Lewis Carroll
This week’s words
galumph
slithy
chortle
bandersnatch
frabjous
Alice Liddell, inspiration behind Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass, dressed up as a beggar-maid from the story of Cophetua
Photo: Lewis Carroll, 1858
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