Oompa Loompa

短语

[网络] 奥帕伦帕人；呜巴鲁巴；奥帕古帕人

发音

US /ˈuːmpə ˈluːmpə/

词形变化

Oompa Loompas 复数 Oompa Loompas

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of the fictional pygmies who manufacture candy in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

    媒体

    Dr. Evil: Is he giving off too much of a creepy Umpa Lumpa vibe? / What’s wrong, Mini-Me?

    Nevertheless, some subtle market forces are at work which pressure the canny shopkeeper into giving up valuable shelf space to the contents of an Oompa Loompa’s cocktail cabinet.

  2. 2.

    A person appearing orange from fake tanning, resembling the appearance of Oompa Loompas in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

  3. 3.

    A dwarf, little person, short person.

词源

Coined by British author Roald Dahl. Apparently a fanciful formation in line with whimsical English words like fuzzy-wuzzy, Humpty Dumpty, etc. Perhaps reminiscent of "exotic" ethnonyms to Westerners; note Roald Dahl spent time in Tanganyika, East Africa, during his service in the Royal Air Force. Also compare oom-pah (“genre of German folk music”) (the Oompa Loompas dance to quirky, rhythmic songs).

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