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{{quote|''"As Hazel marched up the hill, she cursed in Latin. Percy didn't understand all of it, but he got'' son of a gorgon, power-hungry snake, ''and [[Narrative Profanity Filter|a few choice suggestions]] about where Octavian could stick his knife."''
|'''[[The Heroes of Olympus|The Son of Neptune]]'''}}
The use of foreign curses that, in their country of origin, would be considered much more offensive to use on television or outright censored. Sometimes the pronunciation is deliberately mangled to obscure it even more. On American television, British and Spanish swears (especially ''cojones'') are popular.
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Compare [[Pardon My Klingon]], [[Unusual Euphemism]], [[Did Not Do the Bloody Research]], and [[Foreign Language Tirade]]. Sometimes an adjunct of [[Poirot Speak]]. Often a way of [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Since [[Tiffany Grant|her voice actress]] speaks German with some degree of fluency, Asuka's dialogue in the original TV and movie dubs of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' is periodically peppered with German swearing.
** In the Manga (Japanese and English) that is literally the first word out of her mouth (actually, "Scheiße!", as written). Second if you count a filler exclamation sound as a word.
** The
* ''[[Konjiki no Gash Bell]]'': [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] Victoream regularly uses the phrase "Very shit" on a show generally targeted at a younger age group. Generally translated for American audiences as "Very bad".
** VERY MELON
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