sacrilicious
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of sacrilegious + delicious, coined in a 1994 episode of the animated TV series The Simpsons (see quotation below).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /sækɹəˈlɪʃəs/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Adjective
[edit]sacrilicious (comparative more sacrilicious, superlative most sacrilicious)
- (slang, humorous) producing pleasure through the violation of taboos
- 1994 March 17, “Homer Loves Flanders”, in The Simpsons[1], season 5, episode 16, spoken by Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta (voice)):
- I know I shouldn't eat thee, Lord, but... mmmm, sacrilicious.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:sacrilicious.