Oompa Loompa
Oompa Loompas are the small, orange-skinned factory workers in Roald Dahl's *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory* and its film adaptations.
They sing moralizing songs after each misbehaving child meets their fate.
The term is sometimes used disparagingly to describe someone with an artificial tan or short stature: He looked like an Oompa Loompa after that spray tan.
- children's literatureBooks aimed at youth
- British authorWriter from Britain
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- fictionImagined narrative work
illustration · Quentin Blake · whimsy · imagination · storytelling · sequel · pygmy · cocoa bean
Citrus with segments
- greenColor of vegetation
- smallLimited in size
- shortOf limited extent
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
uniform · factory worker · identical · synchronized · marching · dancing · troupe · ensemble
Ethical teaching from narrative
- cautionary taleStory illustrating consequences
- chorusSingers performing together
- verseMetered poetic passage
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
jingle · ditty · rhyme · warning · fable · parable · chant · lecture
Facility producing cocoa-based sweets
- candySugary edible treats
- confectionerySugary foods or their shop
- sweetsSugary food items
- glass elevatorLift with transparent walls
Charlie Bucket · Willy Wonka · squirrels · geese · golden eggs · tour · factory workers
Playfully fanciful or erratic
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- peculiarStrangely unusual
- fantasticalExtravagantly unreal or imaginary
- surrealDreamlike and strange
bizarre · offbeat · zany · odd · strange · mysterious · enigmatic · mischievous
Roald Dahl
- children's literatureBooks aimed at youth
- British authorWriter from Britain
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
fiction · illustration · Quentin Blake · whimsy · imagination · storytelling · sequel · pygmy · cocoa bean
orange
Citrus with segments
diminutive · uniform · factory worker · identical · synchronized · marching · dancing · troupe · ensemble · costume
moral lesson
Ethical teaching from narrative
- cautionary taleStory illustrating consequences
- chorusSingers performing together
- verseMetered poetic passage
melody · jingle · ditty · rhyme · warning · fable · parable · chant · lecture · scolding
chocolate factory
Facility producing cocoa-based sweets
- candySugary edible treats
- confectionerySugary foods or their shop
- sweetsSugary food items
Charlie Bucket · Willy Wonka · glass elevator · squirrels · geese · golden eggs · tour · factory workers
whimsical
Playfully fanciful or erratic
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- peculiarStrangely unusual
- fantasticalExtravagantly unreal or imaginary
surreal · bizarre · offbeat · zany · odd · strange · mysterious · enigmatic · mischievous · playful