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Brillig vs Slithy - What's the difference?

brillig | slithy |

As a noun brillig

is a nonce word in (lewis carroll)'s (jabberwocky) , explained by humpty dumpty as "four o'clock in the afternoon — the time when you begin broiling things for dinner".

As an adjective slithy is

a nonce word in (lewis carroll)'s (jabberwocky) combining the senses of "slimy" and "lithe".

brillig

English

Alternative forms

* bryllyg

Noun

(-)
  • A nonce word in (Lewis Carroll)'s (Jabberwocky) , explained by Humpty Dumpty as "four o'clock in the afternoon — the time when you begin broiling things for dinner."
  • 'Twas brillig , and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe'' — Lewis Carroll, ''Jabberwocky .

    slithy

    English

    Adjective

  • A nonce word in (Lewis Carroll)'s (Jabberwocky) combining the senses of "slimy" and "lithe".
  • 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe'' — Lewis Carroll, ''Jabberwocky

    See also

    * (Jabberwocky) English terms derived from fiction