Re: USAGE: 'cromulent' (was: RE: [CONLANG] Indicating verbs valence? (Was: The disappeared conlang)
| From: | Chris Palmer <cecibean@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, January 25, 2002, 23:30 |
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And Rosta writes:
> Is 'cromulent' a nonce invention, or is it pseudolatinate
> slang like 'discombobulate', 'contraption', etc., in which case,
> what does it mean?
It's from *The Simpsons*, joking on poor usage:
Lisa: "Embiggen" isn't a word!
Townswoman: What are you talking about? "Embiggen" is a perfectly cromulent
word!
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Chris