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Chortle

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(v. t. & i.) A word coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chortle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/chortle.html. 1828.
 
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