This is the best answer I can give you:If you heard words in Alice In Wonderland that seem weird is probably because that book is made out of none sence words so don't worry too much about it. But I found this for you if you want a more detailed answer: The book " Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There" It is considered to be one of the greatest nonsense [books] written in the English language.The playful, whimsical poem became a source of nonsense words and neologisms such as 'galumphing', 'chortle' and 'Jabberwocky'. In this case 'Mome-rath'. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mome Rath: it's short for 'from home', meaning that they'd lost their way". - "a species of Badger [which] had smooth white hair, long hind legs, and short horns like a stag [and] lived chiefly on cheese” - Explanatory book notes comment that 'Mome' means to seem 'grave' and a 'Rath': is "a species of land turtle. Head erect, mouth like a shark, the front fore, legs curved out so that the animal walked on its knees, smooth green body, lived on swallows and oysters." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabberwocky

Wow, I've completely forgotten the details of AinW!