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gobstopper

/ ˈɡɒˌɒə /

noun

  1. a large hard sweet consisting of different coloured concentric layers that are revealed as it is sucked

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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In his memoir Dahl recalled various childhood exploits, including playing a prank with his friends on the local sweetshop owner Mrs Pratchett by putting a dead mouse in a gobstopper jar.

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The story involves his attempt to steal Willy's "Anti-Graffiti Gobstopper".

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The narrative involved him battling an evil rival chocolate maker called "The Unknown" - a character absent from the traditional Wonka plotlines - who is trying to steal Willy's "Anti-Graffiti Gobstopper".

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Described by some as a “a tyrant, a king, a tech god Willy Wonky up to his gobstopper in secrets,” and by himself as “an immigrant, a refugee,” he is about to tell them the story we are about to watch.

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There’s a slight Willy Wonka vibe to Britell in his studio, and as I processed Fred and the drill, he and Jenkins grinned like the inventors of the Everlasting Gobstopper.

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