purple monkey dishwasher

English

Etymology

Popularised in The Simpsons episode "The PTA Disbands", in 1995

Pronunciation

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Phrase

purple monkey dishwasher

  1. (humorous) a nonsense phrase used at the end of a chain in a game of Chinese whispers, or when conveying a message on behalf of another, or others
    • 2013 October 27, Erik Adams, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “The PTA Disbands””, in The Onion AV Club‎[1]:
      And since the spring of 1995, no game of telephone has ended without some Simpsons-loving smart-ass dropping “purple monkey dishwasher” into the chain.
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