Several memes (often neologisms) 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 referred to in scripts, as well as several episode names, as "annoyed grunt". D'oh is now listed in the OED. Other memes are: The name meme (pronounced in IPA; from the Greek word for memory, as well as its derivative, mimeme) refers to a unit of information—stored in a brain or an inanimate storage base (such as a book or a computer)—that replicates itself onto other brains or stores of information. ... In linguistics, a neologism refers to a recently created (or coined) word, phrase or usage which can sometimes be attributed to a specific individual, publication, period or event. ... The Simpsons is the longest-running animated television series in television history, with 16 seasons and 352 episodes since its debut on December 17, 1989 on the Fox Network. ... Doh! is the comical catch phrase of Homer Simpson, from the long running animated series The Simpsons. ... The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a comprehensive multi-volume dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). ...

Bort

Bort is a name which, in the series, appears to be very popular. The name first appears in the episode "Itchy & Scratchy Land", when, at a gift shop, Bart Simpson is unable to find a novelty license plate with his name, the nearest match being Bort. At that time, there happen to be two people named Bort in the store, and later in the episode it is revealed that the gift shop has run out of Bort license plates. Name - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Bart Simpson Bartholomew Bart Jo-Jo Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) is a fictional character featured in the television animated series The Simpsons. ... A license plate, licence plate, number plate or registration plate (often referred to simply as a plate, or colloquially tag) is a small metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle for official identification purposes. ...

The word "BORT" appears in a later episode, in a clip from a campy 70s Radioactive Man movie. The word appears, in the fashion of the Batman series of this era, in an explosion bubble and accompanied by sound effects. The term camp—normally used as an adjective, even though earliest recorded uses employed it mainly as a verb—refers to the deliberate and sophisticated use of kitsch, mawkish or corny themes and styles in art, clothing or conversation. ... Radioactive Man, within the world of the animated television series The Simpsons, is a comic book superhero who acquired his powers after surviving an atomic bomb explosion. ... Batman, more properly known as The Batman and occasionally as The Bat-Man, is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. ...

ZUFF! PAN!! SNUH! BORT! POOO! NEWT! MINT! ZAK!

(SNUH also appears earlier, as an acronym for Springfieldians for Nonviolence, Understanding, and Helping) In the animated television series The Simpsons, S.N.U.H. stands for Springfieldians for Nonviolence, Understanding, and Helping, although the word itself appears in a number of other contexts in the show. ...

In the real world, bort is a term used in the diamond industry to refer to shards of gem-grade/quality diamonds. In the manufacturing and heavy industries, "bort" is used to describe dark, imperfectly formed/crystallized diamonds of varying levels of opacity. They are used as an industrial-grade abrasive.

Cromulent and Embiggen

When schoolteacher Edna Krabappel hears the Springfield town motto "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man," she sarcastically comments that she never heard embiggens before moving to Springfield. Another teacher, Miss Hoover, replies that "it's a perfectly cromulent word". In the television series The Simpsons, the Springfield Elementary School is the school which Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson and their fellow students attend. ... Jebediah Springfield, founder. ... A motto is a phrase or collection of words intended to describe the motivation or intention of a sociological grouping or organization. ...

Later in the same episode, while talking about Homer's audition for the role of town crier, Principal Skinner states "He's embiggened that role with his cromulent performance."

Based on the context in which Miss Hoover uses the word cromulent, we can interpret that it means "legitimate" or "appropriate". Lisa uses it later in that episode in a similar manner. Among Simpsons fans, the word cromulent has taken on an ironic meaning, to say that something is not at all legitimate and in fact spurious.

Embiggen can be interpreted to mean "to improve and make nobler" from the context in which the word is used. For example, a sentence that uses the word embiggen could be: "The spirit of Jebediah Springfield embiggens us all." This article contains a list of recurring characters from The Simpsons with descriptions. ...

Both embiggen and cromulent were quickly adopted and used by Simpsons fans.

In the 2005 Xbox-game Jade Empire, the player meets a man who uses made-up and mispronounced words. When the player confronts the man with this, the man claims that the words he use are "cromulent", an obvious reference to The Simpsons. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Xbox is Microsofts game console, released on November 15, 2001. ... Jade Empire is an epic action roleplaying game developed by Canadian developer BioWare. ...

dorkus malorkus

Dorkus malorkus is a fictitious Latin phrase made up by Bart Simpson presumably based on the word dork. In the episode "Bart on the Road", Bart announces that he is going to the National Grammar Rodeo and his sister, Lisa, protests. This page includes English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations such as . ... Bart Simpson Bartholomew Bart Jo-Jo Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) is a fictional character featured in the television animated series The Simpsons. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Scene from Bart on the Road, in which Bart and friends use a fake ID to take them on the road trip of a lifetime. ... Lisa Simpson Lisa Marie Simpson (voiced by Yeardley Smith) is a fictional character on the animated television series The Simpsons. ...

Lisa: It's not fair. I'm the best student in school, how come I never heard about this competition?

Bart: Maybe because you are, as we say in Latin, a "dorkus malorkus."

Lisa: That's not Latin. Mom, Bart's faking it.

Marge: Lisa, you've had your glory. Now it's Bart's turn.

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Frinkahedron

In the Halloween episode "Treehouse of Horror VI", Professor Frink tries to explain Homers dissapearance into the third dimension. He explains by making a cube, which he later calls a "Frinkahedron" named after its discoverer Professor Frink. A jack-o-lantern Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31, usually by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting candy. ... Treehouse of Horror VI is the sixth episode of The Simpsons seventh season, as well as the sixth Halloween episode. ...

Homersexual

During a routine disciplinary visit to Principal Skinner's office, Bart must call Moe's Tavern looking for his father, Homer. But when Moe answers the phone, Bart preempts the original purpose of the call and substitutes one of his trademark prank-calls. Instead of asking for his father "Homer Simpson," Bart asks for "Homer-sexual." With the prank thus launched, Bart quickly hands the phone to the Principal, who is shocked and dismayed to hear the tirade of his former student, Moe Szyslak. Moe Szyslak Moe Szyslak (pronounced SIZZ-lack; or, using Polish pronunciation, SHIZ-lock) is a fictional character on the animated series The Simpsons, voiced by Hank Azaria. ...

Later, when Homer marks Skinner as a possible mate for Selma, an imaginary head-up display seen from his point of view (a spoof of The Terminator movies) identifies that Skinner may be a possible "homersexual" (sic). For other meanings of Hud, see this article A Rafale fighter of the FS Charles de Gaulle, seen through the HUD of another Rafale. ... The Terminator was a 1984 sci-fi action film which became the break-through role for former body-builder Arnold Schwarzenegger. ...

Homer proclaims it is time to "get Homersexual" when he is having himself photographed in suggestive poses for a gift portfolio for Marge.

Knowitallism

Knowitallism (also Know-it-all-ism) is a fictitious word made up by the faculty of Springfield Elementary School to describe Lisa Simpson's precocious personality. The students break into the school's vault and find their permanent records and when Lisa reads that her teachers have labelled her as suffering from "knowitallism", she exclaims, "That's not even a word!" Lisa Simpson Lisa Marie Simpson (voiced by Yeardley Smith) is a fictional character on the animated television series The Simpsons. ...

Kwyjibo

Kwyjibo (pronounced QUI-gee-bow) is a fictitious word made up by Bart Simpson during a game of Scrabble with his family. In the episode "Bart the Genius", Bart puts "Kwyjibo" on the board and scores upwards of 150 points (50 of those points having been obtained by using all his letters). When Homer Simpson asks Bart what a Kwyjibo is, Bart replies, "A big, dumb, balding North American ape. With no chin." Marge Simpson adds in, "…and a short temper". At this point, Homer chases Bart away, causing him to exclaim, "Uh oh! Kwyjibo on the loose!" Humorously enough, earlier in that same episode, Homer moans words to the effect of "How could anyone form a good word out of these letters?" His Scrabble letters spell OXIDIZE, and were arranged in that order. The word would be worth a minimum of 74 points, including 50 points for using all his letters. Bart Simpson Bartholomew Bart Jo-Jo Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) is a fictional character featured in the television animated series The Simpsons. ... Scrabble board in play. ... Bart the Genius was the second non short episode of The Simpsons released on television. ... Homer Simpson Homer Jay Simpson (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) is one of the main characters in the animated television series The Simpsons. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ... Marge Simpson Marjorie Marge Bouvier Simpson (voiced by Julie Kavner) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. ... The most fundamental reactions in chemistry are the redox processes. ...

Kwyjibo acquired some later notoriety as an alias used by the writer of the Melissa worm. The Melissa Worm, also known as Mailissa, Simpsons, Kwyjibo, or Kwejeebo, is a computer worm that also functions as a macro virus. ...

Kwyjibo was also adopted as the name of a relatively advanced and popular yo-yo string trick in 1999 by Taylor Whitley, the trick's creator. The trick is often misspelled as Kwijibo, possibly as a result of a webboard poster who went by that handle. The yo-yo is a toy consisting of two equally-sized discs of plastic, wood, or metal, connected with an axle, around which a string is wound. ... A pseudonym is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to their legal name (whereas an allonym is the name of another actual person assumed by one person in authorship of a work of art; e. ...

Lupper

When Bart and Lisa embarrass their parents while having brunch, Homer decides to leave and go to Moe's, stating he will see them at "lupper" (a portmanteau of lunch and supper). Brunch is a late morning meal between breakfast and lunch as a replacement to both meals, usually eaten when one rises too late to eat breakfast. ... A portmanteau (plural: Portmanteaux or portmanteaux) is a word that is formed by combining two words. ... Lunch is a meal that is taken at noon or in the early afternoon. ... Supper is the evening meal - ordinarily the last meal of the day. ...

It is worth noting that the character of Jughead Jones of Archie comics fame has been on record as using this word at least a decade prior to Homer's "coining". It also appeared in a Seinfeld episode where it was used by Jerry's short-time fiancee (who had identical mannerisms to Jerry himself) in a conversation spoofing Jerry's stand-up performances. Archie may refer to: Archie Comics -- a well-known comic book series. ... Seinfeld is a television sitcom, considered to be one of the most popular and influential of the 1990s in the U.S., to the point where it is often cited as epitomizing the self-obsessed and ironic culture of the decade. ...

Pull a Homer

"To succeed despite idiocy", after Homer does so in an episode, this phrase becomes a temporary fad in the Simpsonverse.

Redorkulated

In one episode a hypnotist turns Professor Frink into a suave ladies man. When the spell wears off Frink says, "Oh no, I've redorkulated." Literally, the word means, "to have become a dork again." This article contains a list of recurring characters from The Simpsons with descriptions. ...

Sacrilicious

Homer's word for a waffle on the ceiling that he mistakes for God. A portmanteau of sacrilegious and delicious. This article is about the food item, for the Canadian political movement, see The Waffle A French-style waffle. ... A ceiling is the lower surface of a horizontal slab covering a room or internal space. ... A portmanteau (plural: Portmanteaux or portmanteaux) is a word that is formed by combining two words. ...

Scotchtoberfest

Scotchtoberfest is a fake Scottish festival which was featured in the episode "Bart's Girlfriend". It was invented by Principal Seymour Skinner to catch Bart Simpson red-handed in the act of perpetrating a prank, as is Bart's perennial wont. Groundskeeper Willy, the Scottish school janitor, plays the bagpipes whilst wearing a kilt. Bart lifts his kilt with helium balloons, and since Willy wears his kilt without underpants, at least one woman faints at the sight. Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... A festival or fest is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community. ... In the television series The Simpsons, the Springfield Elementary School is the school which Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson and their fellow students attend. ... Bart Simpson Bartholomew Bart Jo-Jo Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) is a fictional character featured in the television animated series The Simpsons. ... College pranks Practical jokes, such as Cow tipping (which is in actuality a myth) April Fools Day pranks (see examples in April 1, 2002) Candid Camera pranks Student Liberation Front pranks World Wide Web pranks Related topics Myth Joke Humour This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... In the television series The Simpsons, the Springfield Elementary School is the school which Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson and their fellow students attend. ... A bagpipe performer in Amsterdam. ... The kilt is seen as an item of traditional Scottish Highland dress, although the origin of that tradition is more recent than is commonly believed. ... General Name, Symbol, Number Helium, He, 2 Atomic mass 4. ... Balloons are often used or given on special occasions, like cards or flowers. ... A pair of mens briefs Undergarments, also called underwear or sometimes intimate clothing, are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. ...

Since its appearance, some (it's pretty-much limited to groups of friends sharing the joke round somebody's house) Scots have made Scotchtoberfest into a real festival, held on the third Friday of every October. For most people who celebrate it, it is simply "a celebration of all things Scottish". It is a pun on the Bavarian Oktoberfest. With an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... Carriage parade, Oktoberfest 2004 Oktoberfest is a two-week beer festival held each year in Munich (München), Bavaria, Germany, during late September and early October. ...

Screamapillar

The screamapillar is a fictional animal featured on an episode of the animated TV series The Simpsons. It resembles a large orange caterpillar that screams nearly all the time, even as it sleeps. It is sexually attracted to fire, and requires constant consolation and encouragement. Because it is an endangered species under the fictional "Reversal of Freedoms Act of 1994", allowing it to perish is a federal offense. Judging by the picture on the brochure relating to its care, the screamapillar can grow to collossal proportions. This fact suggests that the screamapillar is not, in fact, a true caterpillar. However, another episode has a cameo of a similarly-screaming butterfly, suggesting that the brochure may be exaggerated. In any case, its behavior makes survival an unlikely prospect. The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Bilateria Acoelomorpha Orthonectida Rhombozoa ?Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia    Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Animation is the technique in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... The Simpsons is the longest-running animated television series in television history, with 16 seasons and 352 episodes since its debut on December 17, 1989 on the Fox Network. ... This article is about insect larvae. ... Reproduction is the creation of one thing as a copy of, product of, or replacement for a similar thing, e. ... For other uses See fire (disambiguation). ... An endangered species is a species whose population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. ... A brochure is a flyer or other paper material distributed for the purposes of advertising. ... Families Superfamily Hesperioidea: Hesperiidae Superfamily Papilionoidea: Papilionidae Pieridae Nymphalidae Lycaenidae Riodinidae A butterfly is a flying insect of the order Lepidoptera belonging to one of the superfamilies Hesperioidea (the skippers) and Papilionoidea (all other butterflies). ...

Skittlebrau

Skittlebrau is a type of beverage that looks like beer with candy floating on it. It is implied that Homer imagined it by mixing Skittles and beer (brew in German is bräu) in "Bart Star". However, later episodes show Skittlebrau as an actual product. It is assumed the combination derives from the known phrase Life is not all beer and skittles from E. Cobham Brewer. Skittles candy Skittles are small round candies, originally from the United States. ...

This has been tried in the real world, here (http://global-opinions.com/viewtopic.php?t=31) among other places.

Smarch

In the Halloween episode "Treehouse of Horror VI", the thirteenth month is Smarch. Smarch was, according to Marge Simpson, just a misprinted word on a calendar. Homer, however, didn't realize this and cursed the "lousy Smarch weather." A jack-o-lantern Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31, usually by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting candy. ... Treehouse of Horror VI is the sixth episode of The Simpsons seventh season, as well as the sixth Halloween episode. ... Marge Simpson Marjorie Marge Bouvier Simpson (voiced by Julie Kavner) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Homer Simpson Homer Jay Simpson (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) is one of the main characters in the animated television series The Simpsons. ...

During the same episode, Groundskeeper Willie was allowed to burn to death by the Springfield PTA on Smarch 13th at 1:00 p.m., the thirteenth hour of the thirteenth day of the thirteenth month. In the television series The Simpsons, the Springfield Elementary School is the school which Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson and their fellow students attend. ...

Superliminal

A method of communication using grossly direct persuasion. The term was coined in an episode when a Navy recruiter shouted out a window telling recurring characters Lenny and Carl to join the Navy. "Superliminal" is a portmanteau of subliminal and superluminal (faster than light). Communication is the process of exchanging information usually via a common system of symbols. ... A portmanteau (plural: Portmanteaux or portmanteaux) is a word that is formed by combining two words. ... For the article about subconscious level message delivery, see subliminal message. ... Faster-than-light (also superluminal or FTL) communications and travel are staples of the science fiction genre. ...

Tomacco

Main article: Tomacco A tomacco is a fictional fruit that is half tomato and half tobacco, from the 1999 episode E-I-E-I-(ANNOYED GRUNT) of The Simpsons. ...

Tomacco is a fictional fruit that is half tomato and half tobacco. Tomacco is first created by Homer Simpson when he "plants a little bit of everything" (making sure to fertilize with stolen radioactive "goo") and ends up with a hybrid of tobacco and tomatoes. The result is a tomato that apparently has a tobacco center, and, although being described as tasting terrible by many characters, is also immediately and powerfully addictive. The creation is promptly labeled "Tomacco" by Homer and sold to unsuspecting passersby. Fruit stall in Barcelona, Spain. ... Tomato - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Species N. acuminata N. clevelandii N. forgetiana N. glauca N. knightiana N. langsdorffii N. longiflora N. obtusifolia N. paniculata N. plumbagifolia N. quadrivalvis N. rustica N. × sanderae N. suaveolens N. sylvestris N. tabacum Ref: ITIS 30562 as of 2002-08-28 Tobacco () is a broad-leafed plant of the nightshade... In biology, hybrid has three meanings. ... Addiction is an uncontrollable compulsion to repeat a behavior regardless of its negative consequences. ...

Yvan Eht Nioj

Yvan Eht Nioj (pronounced /ivɑn ɛt nioʊdʒ/) is a catchy chorus from the hit song Drop Da Bomb by the Party Posse in the episode "New Kids on the Blecch". It is actually a subliminal message encouraging listeners to join the navy, as the phrase "Yvan Eht Nioj" backwards is actually "Join the navy". Lisa Simpson discovers this while viewing a video of the Party Posse. The United States Navy operative Lt. L.T. Smash later reveals to Lisa that the Navy had a "three-pronged" plan for advertisement: the subliminal messages, their regular "liminal" messages, and super-liminal messages. Lisa does not understand what Smash means by "Super-liminal", so he demonstrates: Smash opens his office window and shouts to Lenny and Carl, who are passing on the street, "Hey you! Join the Navy!" They do. For the communications operator see Chorus Communications For the computer operating system see ChorusOS In classical music a chorus is any substantial group of performers in a play, revue, musical or opera who act more or less as one. ... New Kids on the Blecch is an episode from the twelfth season of The Simpsons. ... A subliminal message is a signal or message designed to pass below (sub) the normal limits of perception. ... Navy is also:- shorthand for Navy Blue the nickname of the United States Naval Academy A navy is the branch of the armed forces of a nation that operates primarily on water. ... Lisa Simpson Lisa Marie Simpson (voiced by Yeardley Smith) is a fictional character on the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Video is the technology of processing electronic signals representing moving pictures. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... A subliminal message is a signal or message designed to pass below (sub) the normal limits of perception. ...

Drop Da Bomb lyrics:

Oh, say can you rock!

There's trouble in a far-off nation.

Time to get in love formation.

Your love is more deadly than Saddam,

And that's why I gotta drop da bomb!

Party Posse!

Yvan eht nioj,

Yvan eht nioj,

Yvan eht nioj,

Yvan eht nioj —

Eht nioj.

(cuts to Homer and Lisa)

<Homer>: "Yvan eth nioj! You gotta love that crazy chorus!"

<Lisa>: "What does it mean?"

<Homer>: "Ah it doesn't mean anything. It's like "Rama-Lama Ding Dong" or "Give Peace a Chance".

(goes back to song)

This party is happenin',

It's no mirage.

So sing it again.

Yvan eht nioj!

Yvan eht nioj,

Yvan eht nioj.