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adjective
- A nonce word in w:Lewis Carroll, Lewis Carroll's w:Jabberwocky, Jabberwocky, explained by Humpty Dumpty as "the time when you start broiling things for dinner", that is, four o'clock in the afternoon.
- 'twas, 'Twas , and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe — Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky.
Translations: - French: Il brilgue
- German: brillig
- German, brillig
Etymology: Supposedly from bryl or broil
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