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by dctoedt 2291 days ago
> They're perfectly cromulent words, with shades of meaning different from their "synonyms", and can be used to enhance writing rather than obscure it.

I had to look up "cromulent." Your use was in jest, right?

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It's safe to say it was. The original usage on The Simpsons was perfectly cromulent word, which jfengel has referenced verbatim.

(I'm disappointed to report that Firefox isn't convinced of the cromulence of cromulent.)