Friday, July 18, 2008
Wordiness: grawlix
I didn't know I didn't know this word, till I came across this question:"What does one call the use of random non-alphabet characters to indicate cursing?"You know: *^!*@&#^(^$#@(*(*@$(#^*$
The answer: "grawlix", and it dates back to 1964. See the full explanation at Ask H&FJ.
(Via Swissmiss.)
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