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Made-up words in The Simpsons

en.wikipedia.org — Several words and phrases that started on The Simpsons television series have now become mainstream words or sayings. The most famous of which is Homer's saying: "D'oh!", which is now listed in the Oxford English Dictionary!

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  • esotericguy, on 10/12/2007, -4/+58What a Cromulent list.
  • zSlider, on 10/12/2007, -1/+36Well don't blame me for this list, I voted for Kodos.
  • igjoe, on 10/12/2007, -1/+33This immediately made me think of my Grandpa's "diggity" quote.

    "It all started in the year nineteen-diggity-two..... we had to say diggity back then because the kaiser had stolen our word for twenty....... hey! I had to chase him for diggity-six miles to get it back!"
  • jsballardx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+29Ya used me Skinner, Ya uuuusseed meeee!!
  • ajchavar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+27...So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. 'Give me five bees for a quarter,' you’d say.. ..
  • Lax32, on 10/12/2007, -2/+26I use both Jebus and Meh on almost a daily basis.
  • ajchavar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23it has certainly embiggened my vocabulary
  • ShooterMcGavin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23Lousy Smarch weather...
  • lostradamus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22What about Homer Sexual??

    Car hole??
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20I use "Scotchtoberfest" more than I should.
  • mwisconsin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21KWYJIBO is actually my vanity plate. If you see me driving around Madison, WI, give me a wave.
  • dudemanbro, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19What is funny is that the first comment in both submissions is the same.
  • macaddct1984, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19Then add them! It is Wikipedia, after all.

    Don't give in to the bystander effect.
  • Anrkist, on 10/12/2007, -5/+22Jewish people have been using 'Meh...' for years.

    Did they really come up with Yoink? I use that all the time.. odd how things like that get lost in your mind.
  • howsmusic4u, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15Call 1-600-DOCTORB! The 'B' is for 'bargain'!
  • solemnraven, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16i really never realized how many of those words i use in everyday speaking......till now.
  • jstohler, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13This list used to be amazing -- literally hundreds of neologism created by the show. But some edit-happy Wikipedia editor shut that page and transfered these measly few to this new page. The "dickity" phrase mentioned above is a perfect example.
  • aaron411, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14My favorite: Craptacular

    Homer puts up a pathetic display of Christmas lights, which Bart describes as "craptacular." I use that one often.
  • WiZZLa, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Fugly, Meh, Doh, and Yoink all precede The Simpsons, and http://wikipedia.qwika.com/wiki/Kwyjibo is a much longer list (pointed out by stevenvh below.)
  • rockforever, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11The Simpsons has made Matt Groening and the writers of the show the Shakespeare's of our time.
  • deadsenator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8That's unpossible!!!
  • Tr33fiddy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8What about Kent Brockman's tax "avoision"
  • tupperbacharach, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8tomacco
    http://www.wordspy.com/words/tomacco.asp
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomacco
  • qazwsxedc30, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I agree carhole should be on there.
  • dl27, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9You all do realize, that the site is Wikipedia, and you can add whatever words or phrases you want. But I guess you're all like me and too lazy to have to try and form cohesive paragraphs and instead just write comments on Digg. I blamed this damned Smarch weather for my laziness.
  • stevenvh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Much longer list here: http://wikipedia.qwika.com/wiki/Kwyjibo
  • lauridsd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7What about all the old-timey Burns-speak? Those are my favorites. "acceleratrix" = gas pedal, etc.
  • such007, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Mmmm, sacrelicious (Homer stares at waffles stuck to the kitchen ceiling)
  • headband, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9and I for one welcome our new simpsons overlords
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Hi Principal Skinner! Hi Super Nintendo Chalmers!
  • btgoss, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6No Smarch? I had thought with Global Warming Smarch would have made more of an impact.
  • meshman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Indeed! Decelleratrix was one, Velocitator was the other.
  • jordan314, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I use boourns in place of 'boo.' I got it from my friend Owen.
    "I was saying boo-urns!"
  • aydoubleyou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I like this list better:
    http://wikipedia.qwika.com/wiki/Kwyjibo

    I use Ahoy ahoy occasionally when answering the phone still to this day.
  • amoirae, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4The words that list misses are utterly sacrelicious!
  • JesusDeluxe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Saxa-ma-phone
  • jmp478, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I added Panaphonics
    Homer: "I know a genuine Panaphonics when I see one. And look, here's Magnetbox and Sorny!"
  • Xanin, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6done
  • jstohler, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Faxtrola
  • kevmaguire, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Do not touch willy .... Good advice!
  • doctorcaligari, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@ mrwisconsin
    Ahh...so that was YOU who cut me off today!
  • paulexander, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2They forgot the Canyonero, a model of SUV
  • libertao, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Lots of people I know (who don't know each other) use Boo-urns. It should definitely be on there.
  • Antha, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I love "scientician". Troy McClure coined that one.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I used Crommulent and Embiggens in several High School essays and no teacher ever caught it.

    In fact, me and a buddy used to see who could make up the most words in an essay. Good times.
  • mdnash, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6I for one welcome our new list overlords
  • Emilio8605, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Smithers: Why don't you just use your ATM card?
    Burns: Ah, yes. The Automated Teller Machineyolamatrolamaton.

    "Social security number: 000000002. Damn Roosevelt!"

    "Cause of parents death? Got in my way!!!"
  • mswc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@robdiggity
    "The ironing is delicious"
  • DigTheDoug, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Those, and all other 'old-timey' words that Burns uses are actual vocabulary from anywhere between 1800-1950. Even when he answers the phone, "Ahoy-hoy?" dates back to when the telephone was invented and the debate over what one should say when answering.
  • ksoon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Thrillho.
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