Complete Definition of "mimsy"

English

Etymology
blend|miserable|flimsy

Adjective
mimsy

  1. A nonce word in w:Lewis Carroll|Lewis Carroll's w:Jabberwocky|Jabberwocky combining the senses of "flimsy" and "miserable".

#:All mimsy were the borogoves — Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky

Translations
French: enmîmé m

See also
w:Jabberwocky|Wikipedia article on Jabberwocky

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