From wondercrump to uckyslush and quogwinkle to grobblesquirt, the "gobblefunk" language that Roald Dahl used in his children's books has become part of his legacy. Dahl famously included myriad ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The film adaptation of the classic children’s book, The BFG, opens this weekend. And along with the movie comes the wonderful ...

Did you know Roald Dahl invented 500 words and character names, from the Oompa-Loompas and whizzpopping to the less well known humplecrimp, lixivate and zoonk? Susan Rennie, chief editor of The Oxford ...

Do you know what a Quogwinkle is? If not, you might want to try looking up some of these words in a dictionary. But chances are you won’t find them in any ordinary dictionary. You’ll need the “Oxford ...

KOCHI: Bowdlerise: “remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), especially with the result that the text becomes weaker or less effective.” It also means “to ...

“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” Is this line familiar? Do you get that tingly, happy feeling seeping through you, warming your insides? Do you know who said this? Go on, you ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday criticised the “airbrushing” of literature after a newspaper report showed books by children’s author Roald Dahl had been edited to remove or alter ...