What the hell is a 'Kwyjibo'?

In case you're wondering what the name 'Kwyjibo' means, it's a reference to the Simpsons episode "Bart the Genius" where the Simpson family are playing Scrabble. The scene goes a little something like this:

BART
K-W-Y-J-I-B-O... Kwyjibo. 22 points... plus
50 points for using all my letters! Game's
over, I'm outta here...

HOMER
Wait a minute, you little cheater -- you're
not going anywhere until you tell me
what a Kwyjibo is!

BART
Kwyjibo? Uh... a big, dumb, balding, North
American ape with no chin...

MARGE
And a short temper!

HOMER
Why you little!! (chases Bart)

BART
Uh oh, Kwyjibo on the loose!

Last updated June 3, 2003