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Simpson

∞ 2.6
A family name known from the long-running TV show The Simpsons
  • proper noun
  • /ˈsɪmpsən/
translation icon : Simpson
  • And we're watching my favourite The Simpsons, which Zoe doesn't like too much.
  • O.J. Simpson
  • Simpson et al.
  • Simpson case

Eat my shorts, Bart Simpson when he's telling you to piss off.

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Examples

  • The Simpsons has become a cultural phenomenon since it first aired in 1989.

  • Like, you know, Homer Simpson, look at Family Guy.

    True Geordie

  • Also the episode was about The Simpsons going on a plane trip.

  • I saw that on episode of "The Simpsons."

    Amityville Poltergeist (2020)

  • So I'm just going to watch The Simpsons and do my nails.

  • You've been a guest on The Simpsons more than once.

  • Harris suggests that the attention lavished on the Simpson case is dangerous because it could be better directed elsewhere.

    Academic text (1994)

  • I switched to CNN and watched various muted lawyers in studios talk about the Simpson case.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Homer Simpson is known for his humorous and often clueless antics on the show.

  • Many catchphrases from The Simpsons, like 'D'oh!', have entered common vernacular.

Synonyms

family name
vsSimpson
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The name a person shares with other family members, not the given name

is a common, well known example because of a famous animated family

Surface Forms

Simpson main

Morphology

Simpson = Sim (opaque) = Sim + son

Although historically a patronymic built from a personal name plus -son, as a modern family name it conveys no predictable lexical meaning to learners.

Etymology

Simpson is a family name made from son and the given name Simon, so it originally meant 'son of Simon', much like Johnson means 'son of John'. That's why Simpson is used today as a surname and is familiar from the TV family.