Glossary of Underland Terms - Year.8.English

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"Glossary of Underland Terms"
Bandersnatch- a creature under the control of the Red Queen
Brillig- 4 o'clock in the afternoon the time you begin broiling things for dinner
Crims- the central land of Underland
Downal wyth Bluddy Behg Hid- "Down with the Red Queen" (lit. "down with
bloody big head" in Scots), the slogan of the Resistance
ezel- high, go up
fairfarren- farewell, "May you travel far under fair skies"
Frabjous day- the day Alice slays the Jabberwocky and frees Underland from the
oppression of the Red Queen
frumious- filthy with a very bad smell
Futterwacken- a dance of unbridled joy
gallymoggers- crazy
Gribling- the day Alice will return to Underland
guddler's scut- thief's ass
Gummer Slough- a dangerous swamp of thick viscous mud
Horunvendush Day- the day the Red Queen took control of Underland
Jabberwocky- a deadly creature, the Red Queen's ultimate weapon
Jubjub Bird- a flying creature under the control of the Red Queen
kiotchyn- heads up, pay attention
naught for usal- it's no use trying
noge- go low down
nunz- don't go - not now.
Oraculum- a Calendar of all the days of Underland, each day having its own title
and illustration.
orgal- to the left
Outlands- an untamed land to the west of Witzend
Outlandish- an old language spoken only in the Outlands adopted by the
Underland underground resistance as a secret code in the revolution against the
Red Queen.
Pishsalver- potion that makes one shrink
Queast- a land to the east, but not in the least
Quillian- the following day after Alice returns
saganistute- a wise person of poetry and vision
Salazen Grum- a port city where the Red Queen lives
shukrn- excrement
sloth- slowly
stang- right
slurvish- selfish, self-centered
Snud- southern Underland
Tulgey Wood- a thick wood where Alice meets the Jabberwocky
Underland- the real name for the place Alice calls Wonderland
Upelkuchen- cake that makes one grow
slurking urpal slackush scrum- dirty words of the most foul meaning.
Witzend- a western land where the Mad Hatter and March Hare were born.
yadder- far away - way yadder the Crossling in Snud.
zounder- behind you!
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