GRAWLIX

PRONUNCIATION: (GRAW-liks)

MEANING: noun: The characters, such as @#%$*!, used to convey profanity in a comic.

ETYMOLOGY: Coined by the cartoonist Mort Walker (1923-2018). Earliest documented use: 1964.
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CRAWLIX - long critters that move around on many short legs

GRABLIX - what actress Betty does to an ice cream cone

GRAW LOX - smoked salmon caught in the sea near Graw, in Ireland