# What word is $%£\*&? (Swearing question)

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 12, 2006, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-is-swearing-question/368418 "2006-08-12T06:10:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-word-is-swearing-question/368418/21 "2006-08-13T05:25:00Z")

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The funny thing is that not only does “Grawlix” sound like a character from an [Asterix](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix) comic, they’re extensively used in Asterix comics (comix? :D) to great effect- they just seem to work especially well within the context of the Asterix universe, for some reason. 😉

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