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== Literature ==
* In the ''[[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy|Hitchhiker's]]'' series, the word Belgium, while on Earth the name of a [[Belgium|country]], is elsewhere the ''last'' vulgar expletive, properly reserved for use in Serious Screenplays.
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"What?" said the girl.
"Belgium," said Arthur.
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* Harry Harrison's ''[[Bill the Galactic Hero]]'' introduced 'bowb' as a made-up all-purpose swear word to substitute for the rich variety of vulgarities in use by soldiers (in order to keep the book from being censored):
{{quote|''Don't give me any of your bowb!
''Get over here, you stupid bowb!
''What is this, "Bowb Your Buddy Week?"
''"''Every'' week is Bowb Your Buddy Week."
''Bowbity-bowb bowb!'' }}
* [[Samuel Blink And The Forbidden Forest]]: [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Stinkymudfungle]]!
** Alluded to with "cagal" in Harrison's ''The [[Stainless Steel Rat]] Gets Drafted''.
* In one of the [[Land of Oz|''Oz'' books]], in a moment of great rage, the Nome King exclaims "Hippikaloric!" The narrator helpfully notes that this "must be a dreadful word because we don't know what it means."
== Live Action TV ==
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