Meaning & use
Frabjous
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Wonderful, joyous, or delightful; a nonsense word implying great delight.
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It was a frabjous day when the long-lost letter finally arrived.
The children cheered at the frabjous news that school had been canceled.
A note on using this word
Coined by Lewis Carroll in his 1871 poem 'Jabberwocky,' likely blending 'fabulous' and 'joyous'; it has since entered some dictionaries as a playful, whimsical word.
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