English Explanatory Dictionary

crisitunity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A crisis from which some good may come, and which may therefore be perceived as an opportunity.

Word forms

crisitunity crisitunities

Etymology

Blend of crisis + opportunity; introduced as a gag in the animated television series The Simpsons (season 6, episode 11, "Fear of Flying", first broadcast on 18 December 1994): * LISA: Look on the bright side, Dad. Did you know that the Chinese use the same word for "crisis" as they do for "opportunity"? * HOMER: Yes. "Crisitunity"! You're right.

Related words

never waste a crisis
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