John (voiced by guest star John Waters) mentions the name in the episode " Homer's Phobia".Īlternative term for 'anyway' or 'anyhow'. In Japan he is supposedly thought to live on the Moon. The fictitious translation of Santa Claus's supposed name in Japanese. There is an antidote that can be taken as an injection. It causes anyone who drinks alcohol to develop a severe headache, sweat abundantly, break out in horns all over the body, and finally throw up. Anti-boozeĪ serum featured in " The Last Barfighter". Homer: Florida?! But that's America's Wang! Psychiatrist: They prefer "The Sunshine State". Homer: Why should we leave America to visit America Junior? America's WangĪ term coined by Homer in reference to Florida's shape, compared to the rest of the United States, resembling a flaccid penis. America JuniorĪ term for Canada coined by Homer in " The Bart Wants What It Wants". Marge: I don't want to alarm anyone, but there's a little al-kee-hol in this punch. Marge's pronunciation of "alcohol" in " There's No Disgrace Like Home" and " The War of the Simpsons". In " Much Apu About Nothing," Kearney believes that his fake "Charles Norwood" ID will confirm this for him, thus allowing him to buy beer and cheap cigars. The state or condition of being an adult. Foster asks a younger Ned Flanders if he feels angry, to which the younger Ned replies uncertainly, "Absotively notarino". Possibly a variation on the spoonerized phrase "absotively posilutely". "Absotively" is a portmanteau of "absolutely" and "positively". Letters: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZĪ jokey way of saying "definitely not". This does not include names of characters, locations, or products. The following is presented, then, as a glossary of words or phrases invented by the show which one or more characters use in regular speech, as though intended as real terms. For those that have found their way into regular and common use, the route passes through the considerable fan-base where use of these words carries the prestige of pop-culture literacy among those who catch the references, just as among other cultural groups a clever parallel to a well-known phrase from the literary or rhetorical canon would be acknowledged. The most famous example is Homer Simpson's signature annoyed grunt, " D'oh!".įew of the following made-up words would qualify as neologisms from a strict lexicological perspective due to their extremely limited uses outside of the show. The Simpsons has used and coined many neologisms for humorous effect, many of which are only used once.
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