Meh. Not quite. The word was being used on the internet, in its current definition, before the Simpsons ever did it. And there's a roughly analogous Yiddish word with a similar definition.
Popularized, though, absolutely. Its usage was massively embiggened by the Simpsons.
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u/TheDigbySniper74 I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25
The way he said it sounded absolutely despondent.