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/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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frabjous — [frab′jəs] adj. [coined by CARROLL Lewis in Through the Looking Glass] Informal splendid; magnificent … English World dictionary
frabjous — adjective a) A nonce word in s meaning fabulous and joyous . O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! mdash; Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky b) Great, wonderful, fabulous … Wiktionary
frabjous — adj. (Slang) wonderful, fabulous, superb, delicious … English contemporary dictionary
frabjous — [ frabdʒəs] adjective humorous delightful; joyous. Derivatives frabjously adverb Origin 1871: coined by Lewis Carroll, appar. to suggest fair and joyous … English new terms dictionary
frabjous — frab·jous … English syllables
frabjous — /ˈfræbdʒəs/ (say frabjuhs) adjective wonderful. {coined by Lewis Carroll in the poem Jabberwocky in Through the Looking Glass (1872) by a blend of elements of fabulous and joyous} …
frabjous — adj. delightful, joyous. Derivatives: frabjously adv. Etymology: devised by Lewis Carroll, app. to suggest fair and joyous … Useful english dictionary
Jabberwocky — For other uses, see Jabberwocky (disambiguation). The Jabberwock, as illustrated by John Tenniel Jabberwocky is a nonsense verse poem written by Lewis Carroll in his 1872 novel Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There, a sequel to… … Wikipedia
Jabberwocky — es un poema sin sentido escrito por el británico Lewis Carroll, quien lo incluyó en su obra Alicia a través del espejo en 1872. Jabberwocky es generalmente considerado como uno de los mejores poemas sin sentido escritos en idioma inglés. Muchas… … Wikipedia Español
frab|jous — «FRAB juhs», adjective. 1. very joyous or happy; fabulous: »a frabjous show, a frabjous comedian. 2. very bad; outrageous; terrible: »a frabjous mistake. ╂[(coined by Lewis Carroll) probably < a blend of fair, fabulous, and joyous … Useful english dictionary
