sacrilicious

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English

Etymology

Blend of sacrilegious +‎ delicious, coined in a 1994 episode of the animated TV series The Simpsons (see quotation below).

Pronunciation

Adjective

sacrilicious (comparative more sacrilicious, superlative most sacrilicious)

  1. (slang, humorous) producing pleasure through the violation of taboos
    • 1994 March 17, “Homer Loves Flanders”, in The Simpsons, season 5, episode 16, spoken by Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta (voice)):
      I know I shouldn't eat thee, Lord, but... mmmm, sacrilicious.
    • 2004 October 27, Elizabeth Canning Blackwell, Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Chicago, 5th edition, Hoboken: Wiley, →ISBN, →OL, page 194:
      Not for the modest, at those times, the secluded bar area features several TVs showing porn while you eat and drink. Mmmm, sacrilicious.
    • 2006 April 15, Susanna Paasonen, “"Virgin Mary in Grilled Cheese NOT A HOAX! LOOK & SEE!"”, in Everyday eBay: Culture, Collecting, And Desire, New York: Routledge, →ISBN, →OL, page 201:
      Sellers offered VMGC T-shirts — "I ate the Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese ... It was Sacrilicious!"
    • 2007 March 1, Josh Pahigian, The Ultimate Minor League Baseball Road Trip: A Fan's Guide to AAA, AA, A, and Independent League Stadiums, Globe Pequot, →ISBN, →OL, page 44:
      Maybe they thought it would be inappropriate — dare I say, sacri-licious — to eat the animal the team is named after.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:sacrilicious.