Bandersnatch
an imaginary wild animal of fierce disposition.
a person of uncouth or unconventional habits, att-tudes, etc., especially one considered a menace, nuisance, or the like.
historical examples
we expected to see a bandersn-tch every minute, didn’t we, noël?
oswald bastable and others edith nesbit
after all, i need a bandersn-tch, dont i, to keep me straight?
the confounding of camelia anne douglas sedgwick
i am sure you look like a bandersn-tch; a biting, snarling creature.
the confounding of camelia anne douglas sedgwick
there might be things in the devan forest worse than a bandersn-tch.
insidekick jesse franklin bone
any number of natives with knives were preferable to a bandersn-tch.
insidekick jesse franklin bone
it had been a lucky day when he had fallen in running from the bandersn-tch.
insidekick jesse franklin bone
the landscape was empty of animate life except for the odorous carc-ss of the bandersn-tch lying beside him.
insidekick jesse franklin bone
“there may be a bandersn-tch,” he said doubtfully, dusting the ground with his palmetto fan.
the firing line robert w. chambers
or maybe it was the shock of that meeting with the bandersn-tch.
insidekick jesse franklin bone
and bandersn-tch if you will, said perior, shaking her gently by the shoulders, and putting her away with a certain resignation.
the confounding of camelia anne douglas sedgwick
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