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grawlix (plural grawlixes or grawlix) A spiral-shaped graphic used to indicate swearing in comic strips. A string of typographical symbols, especially "@#$%&!", used (especially in comic strips) to represent an obscenity…

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  1. grawlix (plural grawlixes or grawlix) A spiral-shaped graphic used to indicate swearing in comic strips. A string of typographical symbols, especially "@#$%&!", used (especially in comic strips) to represent an obscenity or swearword. A series of violence related images in a speech bubble to represent obscenity, swearwords, or profanity.