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单词 Oompa Loompa
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Definition of Oompa Loompa in English:

Oompa Loompa

noun ˌʊmpə ˈlʊmpə
derogatory, humorous
  • 1A short person.

    he slept on a bed that was made for an Oompa Loompa
    he's an Oompa Loompa compared to the rest of the players
    1. 1.1 A person whose skin has an orange appearance, typically because they are very suntanned.
      pale girls look so much prettier than those over-tanned Oompa Loompas
      as modifier although I wasn't Oompa Loompa orange, it still isn't a natural bronze

Origin

From the Oompa Loompas, a group of diminutive factory workers, in Roald Dahl's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964). Described as having black skin in the original novel, in the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory they were depicted with orange skin.

Definition of Oompa Loompa in US English:

Oompa Loompa

noun
humorous, derogatory
  • 1A short person.

    he slept on a bed that was made for an Oompa Loompa
    he's an Oompa Loompa compared to the rest of the players
    1. 1.1 A person whose skin has an orange appearance, typically because they are very suntanned.
      pale girls look so much prettier than those over-tanned Oompa Loompas
      as modifier although I wasn't Oompa Loompa orange, it still isn't a natural bronze

Origin

From the Oompa Loompas, a group of diminutive factory workers, in Roald Dahl's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964). Described as having black skin in the original novel, in the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory they were depicted with orange skin.

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