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Comic and Cartoon Lexicon Symbols

Posted by Grant Barrett on August 11, 2012 · Add Comment

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Comic Cursing Symbols

Posted by Grant Barrett on August 11, 2012 · Add Comment

What are those symbols cartoonists use in place of profanity? They’re called grawlixes — good to know for the next time you play a game we just invented called “Comic Strip Jargon or Pokemon?” This is part of a complete episode.
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Dizzy Comic Characters

Posted by Grant Barrett on August 11, 2012 · Add Comment

Squeans are the little starbursts or circles surrounding a cartoon character’s head to signify intoxication or dizziness. This is part of a complete episode.
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Grawlix

Posted by grantbarrett on February 28, 2009 · Add Comment

Is there a word for @#$%!^*)!&!, those typographical symbols standing in for profanity? There is indeed. It’s grawlix—not to be confused with jarns, quimps, nittles, lucaflects, or plewds. For more on such terms, check out Mort Walker’s Private Scrapbook. There’s also an amazing list of grawlixes used in cartoons and comics from 1911 to 2008. [...]
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