Dictionary definition of “scrumtrelescent”

scrumtrelescent

adj. excellent, fabulous, great. Also scrumtrilescent. Subjects: English, Slang

Etymological Note: This word was popularized by the actor Will Ferrell on the television show Saturday Night Live in a skit parodying television presenter James Lipton, host of Inside the Actor’s Studio.

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Citations: 2001 Saturday Night Live (Apr. 7) “Inside the Actor’s Studio”: That show was delightful. No. No. It was brilliant. No, no, no, no. There is no word to describe its perfection, so I am forced to make one up. And I’m going to do so right now. Scrumtrilescent. 2001 [jellybean0610@aol.comIdareyou (Mia McLeod)] Usenet: alt.fan.conan-obrien (June 6) “Re: WLNR—June 5, 2001 (Green Tomato Jam Edition)”: “What’s your favourite word that doesn’t actually exist?”…“Scrumtrelescent.” 2003 [loaf (soyouno@mindspring.com)] Usenet: rec.music.phish (Nov. 13) “Re: virgin islands question?”: My wife and i honeymooned there after getting married on the beach at st. john. This was in mid-to-late May, and the weather was nothing short of scrumtrelescent. 2004 [Squad_3670] Usenet: rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Feb. 25) “Re: Victoria is skugly”: She is not skugly, she’s Scrumtrelescent! 2004 Richard Ouzounian Toronto Star (Can.) (Mar. 21) “Stars align for Lipton to flip Broadway flop” p. D5: Will Farrell used to skewer him elegantly on Saturday Night Live with the all-purpose Lipton adjective, “scrumtrelescent.” [2004 Charles McGrath New York Times (Dec. 31) “Gentlemen, Start Your TV Sets”: In Act 2, the crew at West Coast Customs, a Los Angeles shop, filmed sometimes at fast-forward speed, strips the vehicle to bare metal and then renders it “scrumptulescent,” as Xzibit would say.]

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I love this word. I think it’s scrumtrelescent.

by Zak Stoiber 30 Oct 07, 0611 GMT