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Feb 11, 2014
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Alice Liddell, inspiration behind Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass,
dressed up as a beggar-maid from the story of Cophetua
Photo: Lewis Carroll, 1858
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with Anu Gargfrabjous
PRONUNCIATION:
MEANING:
adjective: Wonderful; delightful.
ETYMOLOGY:
Coined by Lewis Carroll in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass.
A blend of fair, fabulous, and joyous. See the text of the poem Jabberwocky.
USAGE:
“In a happy development for couch potatoes everywhere, Netflix last week
announced a partnership with Epix entertainment channel. This is frabjous
news.” Monica Hesse; For Fans of Truly Bad Movies; The Washington Post; Aug 20, 2010. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Do not commit the error, common among the young, of assuming that if you
cannot save the whole of mankind, you have failed. -Jan de Hartog,
playwright and novelist (22 Apr 1914-2002)
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