oompa-loompa

noun · /OOM-puh LOOM-puh/

An Oompa-Loompa is a made-up small person who works in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory in Roald Dahl’s story. Oompa-Loompas often sing little songs in the book.

In a sentence

  • "The Oompa-Loompa sang a bouncy song while candy rolled down the shiny chute."
  • "For book character day, Mia dressed as an Oompa-Loompa from Willy Wonka’s factory."