单词 | cromulent |
释义 | cromulentadj. Acceptable, adequate, satisfactory. Frequently used humorously or ironically in recognition of its origin as an invented word in the television programme The Simpsons (see quot. 1996). ΚΠ 1996 J. Collier et al. Simpsons (transcribed from TV programme) 7th Ser. Episode 16 [Mrs. Krabappel] Embiggens? Hm, I never heard that word before I moved to Springfield. [Ms. Hoover] I don't know why. It's a perfectly cromulent word. 2000 Re: Questions in alt.fan.douglas-adams (Usenet newsgroup) 20 Aug. Would you say it was cromulent? 2007 A. M. Polansky Observed Confidence Levels vii. 216 There are certainly other cromulent techniques which may perform well for specific models and assumptions. 2015 J. J. M. Carrasco in L. Dixon & F. Petriello Journeys Through Precision Frontier 503 A perfectly cromulent strategy would be to write down all cubic graphs, and then cluster them by color-order. 2017 www.redreporter.com 25 May (Internet Archive Wayback Machine 6 June 2017) Hopefully he can throw a few cromulent innings for this pitching staff, especially since Garrett is now out for a bit. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1996 |
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