Slithy
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Slithy is a property which monsters can have. It is explained in the code as meaning having a "serpent body",[1] but some non-serpentine monsters also have the property, such as jellyfish and sharks.
Slithy monsters have no legs, so they cannot kick,[2] wear boots,[3][4] ride a steed,[5] or jump (except with the jumping spell).[6]
A slithy monster which is medium-sized or smaller can move through iron bars.[7]
The following monsters are flagged as slithy:
- All w worms
- A Couatl
- All N nagas
- All S snakes
- All ; sea monsters minus the ; kraken
- : Salamanders
- & Mariliths
- & Geryon
Etymology
The word "slithy" was invented by Lewis Carroll and appears in the first line of his famous nonsense poem "Jabberwocky":
Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe ...
