purple monkey dishwasher
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Popularised in The Simpsons episode "The PTA Disbands", in 1995
Phrase
[edit]- (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.