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GRAWLIX [1 record]

Record 1 2020-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Literature
DEF

A string of typographical symbols used in comic strips to represent an obscenity or swearword.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Littérature
DEF

Caractère typographique, surtout utilisé dans les bandes dessinées, pouvant présenter des formes diverses et qui sert à communiquer des mots grossiers ou des jurons sans les rapporter textuellement.

OBS

grawlix : mot anglais créé par un auteur influent de bandes dessinées et qui figure dans un lexique fantaisiste «The Lexicon of Comicana» (1980) du même auteur.

Spanish

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