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Re:Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure ... by justinator on Monday April 26, 2021 @08:59PM (#26950416)
It's a perfectly cromulent word.
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Re:Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure ... by cognaitiv on Monday April 26, 2021 @11:43PM (#26951742)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/what-does-crom...
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Re:Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure ... by lstamour on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @01:20AM (#26952323)
Without any context, Apple’s Dictionary lookup serves up the definition of “cromulent” from both OED and New OED entries. It was apparently added in 2017 according to a Reddit thread, and in 2018 according to this list: https://public.oed.com/updates/new-words-list-june-2018/

Merriam-Webster added “embiggen” but declined to add “cromulent”: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-43298229

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