Boojum

Boojum, fictional creature in The Hunting of the Snark (1876), a narrative nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll. In the poem, the elusive Snark turns out to be a mysterious monster called a Boojum.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.

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Article Title: Boojum

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Date Published: 04 May 2010

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Access Date: February 22, 2025