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I think the trend you are noticing is real. Simpson's memes and shit-posting is on the rise everywhere.

A Bart Simpson joke was a MAJOR part of this weeks Saturday Night Live.

(This Aussie Rapper’s ‘Simpsons’-Referencing Track Is Cromulent AF) http://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/news/musicnews/this-aussie-rapp...

What I don't understand is the EXTREME uptick in "cromulent" from Google Trends on May, 28th. If someone with stronger Google-Fu could figure it out that would be cool.

I had a friend in high school that liked using it 15 years ago, and I've basically never heard anyone else using it regularly.

I haven't noticed any particular uptick, myself - I see it occasionally, and always smile a little when I notice it.

I actually think it's fairly useful word. I've used it seriously on more than one occasion to mean "logically constructed according to the rules of word formation". It's handy if you're prone to building new words from Latin roots etc.