A word from ‘The Simpsons’ made it into the Merriam-Webster dictionary

Are you familiar with the words that adorn the statue of Jebediah Springfield?

In the Simpsons episode “Lisa the Iconoclast,” the children of Springfield are shown a video telling the story of the town’s founder, Jebediah Springfield. In the propaganda film, Springfield speaks these immortal words.

“A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.”

The children cheer, and teacher Edna Krabappel says:

To which fellow teacher Miss Hoover replies:

Cromulent or not, embiggen has been entered into the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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