THE GLOSSARY OF UNDERLAND* 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” the slogan of the Resistance EZEL To be in a high place or to go up FAIRFARRNE 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 A thief’s backend 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
KLOTCHYN Head’s up or pay attention MUCHNESS An empowerment from within. Inner strength and fortitude NAUGHT FOR USAL “It’s no use in trying” NOGE Go low down NUNZ Don’t go, not now or wait ORACULM 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
A 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 SHUKM Excrement – Eww! SLOTH Slowly STANG To the 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 Vorpal Sword The only sword that can kill the Jabberwocky SLURKING URPAL SLACKUSH SCRUM Rude or dirty words of the most foul meaning WITZEND The western land where the Mad Hatter and March Hare were born YADDER Far away – “Way-yadder-beyong-the-Crossling-in-Snud” ZOUNDER A warning to ‘look out behind you!’ * Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios.