The Oxford English Dictionary adds new Roald Dahl entries
New entries for scrumdiddlyumptious, golden ticket, oompa loompa, and the witching hour have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, in honour of Roald Dahl and his contributions to the English language sixteen years after his death.
The BDF, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; if you’ve read any of his books you would be familiar with the words. For the uninitiated, let’s take a look at the definitions of these terms.
Some are quite self-explanatory. Scrumdiddlyumptious obviously means delicious. A golden ticket is, of course, a special prize.
Others need a more detailed explanation.
The dictionary defines the witching hour as “the time, especially the dead of night, when bad or sinister things are believed to be most likely to happen.”
The Oompa loompa, Willy Wonka’s diminutive orange factory worker, is defined as “1. a short person 2. a person whose skin has an orange appearance, typically because they are very suntanned.”
So go ahead. Spice up your writing. They’re all defined and ready for use.
Yeah, I definitely agree that people be remembered for their contributions while they were alive.
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