everlasting gobstopper

Perpetual flavor sphere

An everlasting gobstopper is a fictional candy from Roald Dahl's *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*—a jawbreaker that never gets smaller and never loses its flavor, no matter how long you suck on it.

The term sometimes describes anything that seems inexhaustible or endless: This meeting is like an everlasting gobstopper.

Related

Willy Wonka · Gene Wilder · lick · sweet · colorful · layers · factory · eternal · never ending · magic · sugar · sugar rush · round · hard · chewy · Charlie · golden ticket · spherical

Opposites
duration/permanence

everlasting gobstoppercotton candy

Spun sugar confection

Pop Rocks · Fun Dip · pixie stick · ice cream · popsicle

FICTIONAL WONDER vs MUNDANE REALITY

everlasting gobstopperJolly Rancher

Fruit-flavored hard candy brand

Werther's Original · penny candy

scarcity/value

everlasting gobstopperbulk candy

Unpackaged candy sold loose

Family

lasting, everlasting, lasted, lastingly, evermore

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G