Grawlix (noun)
graw-liks
A string of typographical symbols (such as %@$&*!) used in place of an obscenity, especially in comic strips.
1960s: coined by Mort Walker (1923–2018), US creator of the comic strip Beetle Bailey, apparently as a nonsense word.
Example sentences
“The replacement of the bad words with the grawlix made it suitable for all ages.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
