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There are many ways to show how much contempt a person has for someone else. One classic way is through spitting. In general, spitting is considered a rather rude, disgusting and unsanitary habit. When somebody is forced to wear that spit on their face? Well... that can be a bit insulting. This can be used by any character, whether they be the protagonist or the villain.
In fiction, '''Spiteful Spit''' usually shows up in three flavors:
* When one person spits on another, usually the face.
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== [[Anime and Manga]] ==
* ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'': one of Shishio's [[Mook
** Several chapters earlier, while Aoshi's on his way to Kyoto, he sees four of Shishio's [[Mooks]] having a picnic around his deceased henchmen's gravestones. He tells the mooks not to desecrate the graves, in response to which one of them contemptuously spits on one gravestone. [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|Aoshi does not]] [[Berserk Button|take it well]].
* In ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' Gamma reveals to Gokudera {{spoiler|that the Tenth Vongola Boss was gunned down in plain view of many of his subordinates}}. Gokudera then dives into a fight with Gamma he definitely won't win. When he loses Gamma tortures him for information and Gokudera responds by spitting in his face.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In the ''[[Safehold]]'' series by David Webber: {{spoiler|Gwylym Manthyr is the last of his crew to be tortured to death on a rack, and his voice has been taken by months of [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]. So when [[Complete Monster|Grand Inquisitor Zhaspahr Clyntahn]] performs his 'cow the heretic' act before the crowd, [[Kick the Dog|knowing Manthyr can't speak]], Manthyr
* In ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]'', Bob Ewell spits on Atticus when the lawyer decides that he will defend Tom Robinson in court.
* In ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'', Amycus Carrow spits in Professor McGonagall's face. This doesn't sit well with Harry.
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