History Main / CoughSnarkCough

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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''

* Creator/TheOceanGroup's dub of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouUZ4AjkZLM has Yamcha doing this over one of King Kai/Kaiosama's jokes]].

* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': When Luanne was dealing with her irresponsible roommates.
--> "You know who else had anti-smoking laws? Who was it...[[HitlerAteSugar oh, yeah -- Hitler!]]"
--> *cough* Nazi! *cough*
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', it's exposed that Lois [[OldShame was once in a porno]]. At church, her peers do this trope, calling her things like "sinner" and "harlot". All except the last man, who says "*cough I'm actually sick*".

* Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/{{Brickleberry}}'':
-->'''Malloy:''' *coughs* Slut. Sorry, I had something in my throat before I said "slut".
* In the ''WesternAnimation/WhateverHappenedToRobotJones'' episode "Gender", Robot and his friends mock their classmate Jamie for getting home economics as his elective by coughing before calling him a "girl".
* The ChristmasEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy'' has Snaptrap cough a couple of times while calling the Chameleon a loser.
* The first episode of ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'' has a cop cough while calling Abe Lincoln a loser after Abe confesses that the beer he provided to the party is non-alcoholic, so no one present is committing underage drinking.

* In an issue of ''ComicBook/AvengersTheInitiative'' (post-Comicbook/CivilWar), while a group of heroes-in-training is headed to Camp Hammond, a mention is made of Hank Pym, who will be waiting there ([[spoiler:[[ComicBook/SecretInvasion except not really]]]]). Prodigy, one of the people in the bus, immediately responds with "*cough* [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten Wifebeater]]".

** Another time, Barney takes it to extremes when discussing Zoe's description of her cousin Honey (played by Music/KatyPerry).:

* ''Film/AnimalHouse''. During the Disciplinary Council meeting, the Delta fraternity members protested the Kangaroo Court proceedings by coughing while saying "bullshit".

* Matthew Buck from ''WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown'' gave his opinion to ''Film/ThePatriot'' like that.
--> *cough* Rule Britannia!
* [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] has done this once or twice regarding his comic ''Revolution of the Mask'', usually to imply that whatever comic cliche he's finding in the professional comic he's reviewing is ''not'' present in his own.
* In this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D8lj3dg5-o parody of "Blame It" by Jamie Foxx]], UsefulNotes/BarackObama says, "Repubs blamin' me! *cough* [[Series/TheOReillyFactor O'Reilly]]."

* [[WebVideo/WarningReadersAdvisory Warning! Readers Advisory]]'s review of Necroscope, describing the plot: "...and *mumble* extradimensional vampire semen... *cough*"
* In WebVideo/MikeJ's review of ''Film/SonOfTheMask'', he says that Bob Hoskins had ruined his career years before, just before sneezing into a DVD box of ''Film/SuperMarioBros''.

* ''WebVideo/DeathNoteTheAbridgedSeriesTeamDattebayo:''
--> '''L''' (to Light): *cough* [[HoYay last night]] *cough*
* Subverted in ''WebVideo/DeathNoteAbridgedParodyCharlestonVO:''
--> '''Watari''': *cough* Pussy! *cough* Bitch! *cough*. Ah, I'm sorry, my apologies. I meant to call you a pussy bitch. But without the coughing.

* In ''The Weirdest Christmas Traditions Around the World'' by [[WebVideo/MatthewSantoro Matt Santoro]], Matt talks about Zwarte Piet, who is always depicted as [[UnfortunateImplications black, having an afro, and having big lips]]. He then says, "(Cough) Racist!" and acts like he was just coughing.
* In his ''Film/TheDisasterArtist'' vlog, Dan Olson of WebVideo/FoldingIdeas, who had previously done a two-part video excoriating the "Cremaster Cycle" of movies, describes certain movies as being "a boring slog for...an hour and a half. Two hours. Four hours. Six hours (cough)Cremaster(cough)."

--> "For example, moves like the DDT used to devastate, and doing something like a DDT on the outside used to be damn near akin to attempted murder by {{Kayfabe}} logic, and while the indies do get a lot of the blame, the mainstream is far from innocent. ([=*=]cough[=*=]Wrestling/JohnCena[=*=]cough[=*=])

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12507814/11/Magical-Metamorphosis Magical Metamorphosis]]'':
-->"[Cedric]'s not an idiot," Hermione snapped at him, "you just don't like him because he beat Gryffindor at Quidditch. I've heard he's a really good student - ''and'' he's a Prefect."\\
"You only like him because he's ''handsome''," Ron almost sneered.\\
"Excuse me, I don't like people just because they're handsome!" Hermione retorted.\\
Ron coughed "Lockhart!" into his hand.

Anyway, other things that can be hidden between coughs or sneezes are names, as in, "I'm not going to name names but there's one person in this group who's a real pain coughALICEcough," or even entire sentences. Occasionally subverted by repeating the hidden words for clarification, implying that the insult was garbled by a genuine cough and the cougher really just has no respect for the person in question.

* In ''AustinPowersTheSpyWhoShaggedMe'', after Dr. Evil reveals his space-born megalaser which he has decided to call a "death star":

* The English dub of ''Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket'' has [[SympatheticInspectorAntagonist Zenigata]] pulling this twice in a row towards the chief commissioner of the French police department after he turned down Zenigata's request to put a team together to catch the international criminal Lupin because France regards him as a sort of a national icon. [[spoiler:Though he didn't know that the chief commissioner was Lupin in disguise.]]

** ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'': Ron accuses Hermione of only liking Viktor Krum because he's hot.

** ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'':

** ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' introduces Dolores Umbridge, whose favoured method of getting attention is pretending to cough before making a pointed comment. An awesome moment on [=McGonagall=]'s part is her completely ignoring said coughs, before finally offering a throat lozenge.

* In Disney's ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'' recently-turned-bear Kenai is trying to convince moose brothers Rutt and Tuke that he's actually human. Tuke coughs his opinion of Kenai. But Rutt [[TooDumbToLive seriously can't understand him]], and Kenai knows ''exactly'' what he's saying.

-->'''Rutt''': Eh, gesundheit.
-->'''Tuke''': Ah, no, *cough* a fruitcake *cough*.
-->'''Rutt''': Hey, are you okay?
-->'''Tuke''': *cough* Ah, no! *cough* *cough* That bear *cough* *cough* over there *cough*! *cough* He's crazy! *cough*

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* In an issue of //ComicBook/AvengersTheInitiative'' (post-Comicbook/CivilWar), while a group of heroes-in-training is headed to Camp Hammond, a mention is made of Hank Pym, who will be waiting there ([[spoiler:[[ComicBook/SecretInvasion except not really]]]]). Prodigy, one of the people in the bus, immediately responds with "*cough* [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten Wifebeater]]".
* During a meeting in ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' the original PointyHairedBoss wants to find out why all his division's projects fail, what they all have in common. While the employee sitting at whichever side he isn't looking to is pointing right at the boss, Alice goes for a sneeze-cover: "Haaa-itsyou!" "Gesundheit."

* In an issue of the Initiative (post-Comicbook/CivilWar), while a group of heroes-in-training is headed to Camp Hammond, a mention is made of Hank Pym, who will be waiting there ([[spoiler:[[ComicBook/SecretInvasion except not really]]]]). Prodigy, one of the people in the bus, immediately responds with "*cough* [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten Wifebeater]]".

[[folder:*Cough* Theater *Cough*]]
* ''Theater/KeatingTheMusical'', during "My Right Hand Man":

--> "For example, moves like the DDT used to devastate, and doing something like a DDT on the outside used to be damn near akin to attempted murder by {{Kayfabe}} logic, and while the indies do get a lot of the blame, the mainstream is far from innocent. [=*=]cough[=*=]Wrestling/JohnCena[=*=]cough[=*=]

* ''Film/JohnTuckerMustDie'': While in detention, Carrie mentions that she and John hooked up, which makes Heather responds:
-->''*cough*slut*cough*''

* In an issue of the Initiative (post-Comicbook/CivilWar), while a group of heroes-in-training is headed to Camp Hammond, a mention is made of Hank Pym, who will be waiting there ([[spoiler:[[ComicBook/SecretInvasion except not really]]]]). Prodigy, one of the people in the bus, immediately responds with "*cough* [[NeverLiveItDown Wifebeater]]".