Meaning of mimsy | Babel Free
/ˈmɪmzi/Definitions
A nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky
nonce-word
Examples
“’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wade^([sic – meaning wabe]); / All mimsy were the borogoves, / And the mome raths outgrabe.”
“Down he sank in a chair—ran his hands through his hair— / And chanted in mimsiest tones”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.