sacrilicious
US/sækɹəˈlɪʃəs/
sacrilicious adjective: producing pleasure through the violation of taboos.
Adjective
sacrilicious (comparative more sacrilicious, superlative most sacrilicious)
- Producing pleasure through the violation of taboos.
- I know I shouldn't eat thee, Lord, but... mmmm, sacrilicious.1994 March 17, “Homer Loves Flanders”, in The Simpsons, season 5, episode 16, spoken by Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta (voice))
- Not for the modest, at those times, the secluded bar area features several TVs showing porn while you eat and drink. Mmmm, sacrilicious.2004 October 27, Elizabeth Canning Blackwell, Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Chicago, 5th edition, Hoboken: Wiley, →ISBN, →OL, page 194
Forms of sacrilicious
| comparative | more sacrilicious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sacrilicious |
Origin of sacrilicious
Blend of sacrilegious + delicious, coined in a 1994 episode of the animated TV series The Simpsons (see quotation below).
Questions about sacrilicious
- What does sacrilicious mean?
- Sacrilicious means producing pleasure through the violation of taboos.
- What part of speech is sacrilicious?
- Sacrilicious is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sacrilicious?
- Sacrilicious is pronounced /sækɹəˈlɪʃəs/ (US).
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