Homer Simpson

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Homer Simpson

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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).

noun Homer Simpsons

A person who is foolish, easily distracted, and/or gluttonous. A few months of this torture, and even the finest treads may begin to resemble a donut with a Homer Simpson-size bite out of it.

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@misc{homer_simpson_2026,
  title = {Homer Simpson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homer%20simpson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}