A Gobblefunk dictionary
| Field 1 | Field 2 | Field 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Meaning | |
| Gobblefunk | Roald Dahl's special language | |
| Bagglepipes | Bagpipes | |
| Bogglebox | A school for boys | |
| Bootbogglers | Military men | |
| Bopmuggered | Caught | |
| Cannybully | Cannibal | |
| Chatbags | Chatterbox | |
| Chidlers | Children | |
| Crabcruncher | A creature that lives on high cliffs around the sea | |
| Crickety Crackety | Sound of cracking bones | |
| Crodscollop | An absolutely great flavor | |
| Crodsquinkled | Caught | |
| Crumpets | Trumpets | |
| Delumptious | Delicious | |
| Despunge | Deplore | |
| Earbursting | Loud | |
| Exundly | Exactly | |
| Filthsome | YUCK | |
| Flushbunkled | Caught. As caught as a bee in a web | |
| Frightsome | Very frightening | |
| Frobscottle | A nice drink with soft drink bubbles | |
| Frothbuggling | Silly | |
| Frumpkin Fry | Pumpkin Pie | |
| Giggler | Little girl | |
| Gloriumptious | Glorious and wonderful | |
| Goggler | An eye | |
| Gunzleswiped | Caught | |
| Hippodumplings | Hippopotamus | |
| Hipswitch | Hence/straightaway | |
| Hornswoggle | Stay away from them | |
| Human bean | What the BFG calls human beings | |
| Humbug | Humble | |
| Humplehammers | Something that is very big | |
| Jabbeling | Babbling | |
| Jiggered | There is no hope | |
| Jiggyraffes | Giraffes | |
| Jumbly | All mixed up | |
| Jumpsquiffling | Something absolutely collossal | |
| Kiddles | Kids | |
| Lixivate | Being turned into liquid and being squashed at the same time | |
| Majester | The queen | |
| Muggled | Being confused | |
| Murderful | Murderous | |
| Oompa-Loompa | Small person; some work at Wonka's factory | |
| Ouogwinkle | An alien from space | |
| Phizz-Whizzing | Brilliant | |
| Phizzwizzards | Great dreams | |
| Poisnowse | Poisonous | |
| Porteedo | A torpedo | |
| Ringbeller | The opposite of a Trogglehumper Ñ a really great dream | |
| Rummytot | Nonsense | |
| Rumpledumpus | Rumpus | |
| Scrumdiddlyumptious | Scrumptious | |
| Scuddling | Scurrying | |
| Skumping | Worried | |
| Sloshfunking | godforsaken | |
| Snitching | Stealing | |
| Snozzcumber | A gruesome vegetable found only in Giant Country | |
| Splatch-winkle | Hurrying about | |
| Splitzwiggled | Caught | |
| Svollop | To demolish | |
| Swatchscollop | Disgusting food | |
| Swigpill | Disgusting food | |
| Swogswallowed | Caught | |
| Time-twiddler | It is something that is immortal | |
| Trogglehumper | An absolutely frightful dream | |
| Vermicious Knid | A very bad alien that can "lixivate" you very easily | |
| Whizzpopping | Methane released from the bottom (farting) | |
| Whoopsy wiffling | Great! | |
| Whoopsy-splunkers | Fantastic | |
| Whopsey | Adj similar to little or trifling |
Gobblefunk is Roald Dahl's special language used in his many books. We present it in honor of his birthday Sept. 13.
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