VORPAL

PRONUNCIATION: (VUHR-puhl)

MEANING: adjective:
1. Sharp.
2. Deadly.

ETYMOLOGY: Coined by Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) in his novel Through the Looking-Glass. Earliest documented use: 1871.

NOTES: The word appears in the poem “Jabberwocky” in the novel Through the Looking-Glass.:
He took his vorpal sword in hand,
...
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

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