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Perfectly cromulent (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Quicky to c/[email protected]
 

Having seen it crop up few times within various posts, I looked up the word ‘cromulent’. Merriam-Webster gave a cromulent answer, except for this bit that doesn’t travel so well to this side of the Atlantic.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.

[–] perviouslyiner 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Was the word not used in Blackadder the Third, "Ink and Incapability", September 1987 when Samuel Johnson has just finished his dictionary, and Blackadder trolls him by making up a load of words?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think I learned about nonce words on Brass Eye

[–] Quicky 4 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

cromulent (adj): 1. acceptable, fine 2. having a sloping brow like a Cro-Magnon