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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".