"brillig" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Supposedly from bryl or broil. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bryl}} bryl, {{m|en|broil}} broil Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} brillig (uncountable)
  1. 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." Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Lewis Carroll, Times of day Translations (nonce word): brilgue (French), brillig (German), briluz [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-brillig-en-noun-pQU1NgpH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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