DB<106> unshift @AoA, \@new_arr => 4 DB<107> \@AoA => [ ["pebbles", "bamm bamm", "dino"], ["fred", "barney"], ["george", "jane", "elroy"], ["homer", "marge", "bart"], ] DB<108> unshift @AoA, [qw/ directly as literal/] => 5 DB<109> \@AoA => [ ["directly", "as", "literal"], ["pebbles", "bamm bamm", "dino"], ["fred", "barney"], ["george", "jane", "elroy"], ["homer", "marge", "bart"], ]