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Bookmark or Share- grawlix - Wiktionary, the free dictionarygrawlix (plural grawlixes or grawlix) A series of images or symbols used in speech bubbles in comic strips to indicate one or more swear words. An image resembling an illegible scribble used for this purpose. [from mid 1960s]
- Grawlix - WikipediaGrawlix (/ ˈɡrɔːlɪks /) or obscenicon is the use of typographical symbols to replace profanity. Mainly used in cartoons and comics, [1][2] it is used to get around language restrictions or censorship in publishing. At signs (@), dollar signs ($), number signs (#), ampersands (&), percent signs (%), and asterisks (*) are oft-used symbols. [3] .
- Grawlix | Meaning, Definition, Examples & Use - QuillBotGrawlix is a term for the use of an unpronounceable string of punctuation in place of a curse word or other taboo term. It can also be called “obscenicon” (a portmanteau of “obscenity” and “emoticon”) or “symbol swearing.”
- Grawlix, Plewds, and Briffit: the Literary Language of Cartoons and ...When a character is thinking or saying things that aren’t fit for polite company, those words are substituted for keyboard symbols. These symbols are called grawlix. Walker created a whole glossary to describe these comic strip phenomena. Copies of the book are rare, but the techniques he describes can be seen every day.
- Definition and Examples of Grawlixes in Comics - ThoughtCoThe term grawlix refers to the series of typographical symbols (such as @#$%&!) used in cartoons and comic strips to represent swear words.
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