grawlix
An image resembling an illegible scribble used for this purposeA 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.
Meaning
3 sensesA 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.
A string of typographical symbols (such as "@#$%&!") used for this purpose.
A series of violence-related images (such as bombs, daggers, and skulls) used for this purpose.
Origin
A meaningless word coined by the American comic strip writer Mort Walker (1923–2018) in aA meaningless word coined by the American comic strip writer Mort Walker (1923–2018) in a humorous article entitled “Let’s Get Down to Grawlixes” published in The Cartoonist (1964), possibly influenced by growl.
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Forms
plural: grawlixes / grawlixSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular