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Re:A list of Hacker News's undocumented features and behaviors by cowpig on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @02:00PM (#38774783)
I had never heard the word "cromulent" and so that led me to a Mirriam Webster article describing how The Simpsons made the word up for a joke and then from there "seeped into our lexical consciousness". Worth a read!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/what-does-cromulent...

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Re:A list of Hacker News's undocumented features and behaviors by throwawaysugar on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @05:17PM (#38776699)
It's way too good a word to be left unused! ;-) That whole episode is hilarious tbh
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