Words invented by

Words invented
by
Isidora Kutleshovska
April, 2016
• Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse
in 1928
• The success of the Mickey Mouse
cartoons, movies, television shows,
and merchandise created an
empire that lead to the realization
of Disney’s dream— the creation of
Disneyland.
• But Disney gave the world more
than just a big variety of
memorable cartoon characters, he
also enriched the English language
with a few Disneyesque words.
Bambi
• Bambi eyes – large eyes
• Bambi syndrome – this refers to a human’s tendency to view
animals through the lens of sentimentality
The Little Mermaid
• Dingle hopper - a fork, although
Arielle uses it as a hairbrush
• Snarfblatt - the name Scuttle gave
the pipe. According to him, the
Pipe is used to make fine music.
Today, the word snarfblatt is used as
a placefiller for anything despicable
Winnie the Pooh
• Heffalump – a fictional elephant
• Horrendimous – horrendous
• Tiggered - when something
suddenly stops working
• Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo (Cinderella) – A phrase that refers
to magic.
• Supercalifragilistic-expialidocious (Mary Poppins) –
extraordinarily good, wonderful. It is one of the
longest words in the English language.
•
Ohana (Lilo and Stitch) – this word means
family.
• HAKUNA MATATA
It means no worries for the rest of your
days. It is a problem-free philosophy.
It is formed by the words
hakuna (there is not here) and
matata (plural form of problem).
Thank you for your attention!