frabjous

frabjous
/frab"jeuhs/, adj. Informal.
wonderful, elegant, superb, or delicious.
[1872; coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass; perh. meant to suggest FABULOUS or JOYOUS]

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