Etymology

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Today it means: An often humorous word coined to describe something for which no previous word existed. Full definition →

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The story

Coined by American comedian Rich Hall for the television series Not Necessarily the News (1983-1990).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.