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名詞

gobblefunk (uncountable)

1. The type of mixed-up language used by the title character, the Big Friendly Giant, in the novel The BFG by British author Roald Dahl.
   • 1982, Roald Dahl, “The BFG”, in The BFG, Puffin Books, →ISBN, page 28:

     ‘Wales is whales,’ the Giant [the title character] said. ‘Don’t gobblefunk around with words…’ / … / ‘You are once again globblefunking!’ the Giant shouted…

参照

• Roald Dahl: the best gobblefunk words
• Gobblefunk Glossary: A look Roald Dahl's wonderful, wacky words. Uses the term "gobblefunk" to describe some of the language used in Dr. Seuss.
• Roald Dahl dictionary: 10 of our favourite Gobblefunk words. "Some phizz-whizzing news for Roald Dahl fans - a Gobblefunk dictionary's being released to mark 100 years since he was born!"