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cowpig
on Dec 26, 2023
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I had never heard the word "cromulent" and so that led me to a Mirriam Webster article describing how The Simpsons made the word up for a joke and then from there "seeped into our lexical consciousness". Worth a read!
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/what-does-cromulent...
throwawaysugar
on Dec 26, 2023
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It's way too good a word to be left unused! ;-) That whole episode is hilarious tbh
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