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Did Roahl Dahl coin any adjectives that are now part of mainstream English?
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md2000
September 15, 2016, 5:25am
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I thought “Oompa Loompa” referred to anyone with an orange hue and tiny hands…
Oompa-Loompa = political jab ?
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