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frabjous

adjective/ˈfɹæbd͡ʒəs/

What It Means

Fabulous, joyous; great, wonderful.

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Frabjous in Context

“Stalks! Frabjous stalks! Bottled ’em! all four!”

— 1898 December, Rudyard Kipling, “Stalky”, in The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women, volume IX, London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, page 36, column 1

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Originally a nonce word in Lewis Carroll's poem “Jabberwocky” (see the quotation); probably a blend of fair + fabulous + joyous.

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