Meaning of brillig | Babel Free
Definitions
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."
uncountable
Examples
“'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.