Oompa Loompas
Orange-skinned singers
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 sometimes describes short workers or people who've overdone artificial tanning: She came back from vacation looking like an Oompa Loompa.
Facility producing cocoa-based sweets
- cocoa beansSeeds processed into chocolate
- squirrelsBushy-tailed nut gatherers
Results of actions taken
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
bad behavior · punishment · warnings · teachable moment · comeuppance · cautionary tale · vice · virtue
Singers performing together
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- judgmentalInclined to criticize others
- singsongRhythmically monotonous speech
- repetitionAct of redoing
comeuppance · refrain · satirical · mocking tone · gleeful · synchronized · dancing · musical number
Workers doing physical tasks
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- collectiveJointly organized group
- industriousDevoted to steady effort
- uniformedWearing prescribed outfit
synchronized · obedient · tireless · production · workforce · small stature
Mythical diminutive beings
Books aimed at youth
- nonsense verseIntentionally illogical poetry
- moral talesStories conveying ethical lessons
chocolate factory
Facility producing cocoa-based sweets
- cocoa beansSeeds processed into chocolate
- squirrelsBushy-tailed nut gatherers
consequences
Results of actions taken
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
disobedience · bad behavior · punishment · warnings · teachable moment · comeuppance · cautionary tale · vice · virtue · judgment
chorus
Singers performing together
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
- judgmentalInclined to criticize others
- singsongRhythmically monotonous speech
repetition · comeuppance · refrain · satirical · mocking tone · gleeful · synchronized · dancing · musical number · catchy tune
laborers
Workers doing physical tasks
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- collectiveJointly organized group
- industriousDevoted to steady effort
uniformed · synchronized · obedient · tireless · production · workforce · small stature
little people
Mythical diminutive beings
gnomes · Lilliputians · enchanted · whimsical · folklore
children's literature
Books aimed at youth
- nonsense verseIntentionally illogical poetry
- moral talesStories conveying ethical lessons
- Roald DahlMatilda, BFG, Charlie Bucket, Willy Wonka, James
Oompa Loompasgiants
Beings of immense stature
Hagrid · Paul Bunyan · titans · Goliath · Jolly Green Giant
Oompa LoompasWilly Wonka
independent contractors · Norma Rae · capitalists · management
Oompa Loompasassembly line workers
Laborers at sequential stations
blue-collar workers · union labor · industrial workforce · office workers