sacrilicious

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /sækɹəˈlɪʃəs/

• Audio (General Australian):

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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^[1], 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.