Grawlix Definition

noun

A spiral-shaped graphic used to indicate swearing in comic strips.

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A string of typographical symbols, especially "@#$%&!", used (especially in comic strips) to represent an obscenity or swearword.

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A series of violence related images in a speech bubble to represent obscenity or swearwords.

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Other Word Forms of Grawlix

Singular:

grawlix

Plural:

grawlixes

Apparently coined by American cartoonist Mort Walker circa 1964.

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