Todays Word

 

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.

USAGE:

“This title contains ... negligible cursing (sometimes represented as a grawlix).”
Adult Books 4 Teens; School Library Journal (New York); Mar 2019.