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sacrilicious

adj
/sækɹəˈlɪʃəs/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *lakjō✻ — “to draw, pull”
  2. derived from deliciosus
  3. derived from delicious
  4. derived from delicious
  5. inherited from delicious
  6. compounded as sacrilicious — “sacrilegious + delicious”

Definitions

  1. producing pleasure through the violation of taboos

    • I know I shouldn't eat thee, Lord, but... mmmm, sacrilicious.
    • Not for the modest, at those times, the secluded bar area features several TVs showing porn while you eat and drink. Mmmm, sacrilicious.
    • Sellers offered VMGC T-shirts — "I ate the Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese ... It was Sacrilicious!"

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for sacrilicious. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA