Chortle /(?)/

Chor·tle

Chortle

v. t. & i.

imp. & p. p. Chortled; p. pr. & vb. n. Chor"tling

  1. A word coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort. [Humorous]
    O frabjous day ! Callooh ! Callay ! He chortled in his joy.