English Explanatory Dictionary

Homer Simpson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who is foolish, easily distracted, and/or gluttonous.

Word forms

Homer Simpson Homer Simpsons

Etymology

Name of an amiable but stupid character who gorges on beer and doughnuts in the long-running animated television series The Simpsons. Officially named after creator Matt Groening's father, Homer Groening, but also said to be named after a character in Nathanael West's novel The Day of the Locust (1939).

Related words

Homer Simpsonian pull a Homer
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