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Related to [[UnusualEuphemism Unusual Smurfing Euphemism]], [[PlanetOfSteves Planet of Smurfs]], [[PokemonSpeak Pokesmurf Speak]], [[ToTheBatNoun To The Bat-Smurf]], [[VerbalTic Smurfbal Tic]], [[LikeIsLikeAComma Smurf is, Like, A Comma]] and (sometimes) [[InherentlyFunnyWords Insmurfingly Funny Words]]. And for extreme circumstances, CensoredForComedy.

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[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be smurfed]] for "Smurfing" (aka [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Twinking Twinking]]), a practice on ranked online games where an experienced player makes a new account to dominate lowbies or get back in practice. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurfing Or any other type of "smurfing"]], for that smurf.

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be smurfed]] for "Smurfing" (aka [[Main/Twinking Twinking]]), a practice on ranked online games where an experienced player makes a new account to dominate lowbies or get back in practice. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurfing Or any other type of "smurfing"]], for that smurf.

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be smurfed]] for "Smurfing" (aka [[Twinking Twinking]]), a practice on ranked online games where an experienced player makes a new account to dominate lowbies or get back in practice. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurfing Or any other type of "smurfing"]], for that smurf.

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be smurfed]] for "Smurfing" (aka [Twinking Twinking]), a practice on ranked online games where an experienced player makes a new account to dominate lowbies or get back in practice. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurfing Or any other type of "smurfing"]], for that smurf.

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be smurfed]] for "Smurfing" (aka [[Twinking]]), a practice on ranked online games where an experienced player makes a new account to dominate lowbies or get back in practice. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurfing Or any other type of "smurfing"]], for that smurf.

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be smurfed]] for "Smurfing" (aka [Twinking]), a practice on ranked online games where an experienced player makes a new account to dominate lowbies or get back in practice. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurfing Or any other type of "smurfing"]], for that smurf.

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be smurfed]] for "Smurfing" (aka Twinking), a practice on ranked online games where an experienced player makes a new account to dominate lowbies or get back in practice. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurfing Or any other type of "smurfing"]], for that smurf.

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be smurfed]] for "Smurfing", a practice on ranked online games where an experienced player makes a new account to dominate lowbies or get back in practice. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurfing Or any other type of "smurfing"]], for that smurf.

** In the same spirit, in most case, the Smurfs use the word "smurf" just enough to leave the sentence understandable, except for funny or plot purposes. Johan and Peewi agreed to rescue the Smurfs from a "smurf-smurfing smurf" without other clue. So they were unprepared to fight a [[spoiler:fire-spitting dragon]]. In most incarnations, the smurf would rather have said [[spoiler:"a fire-smurfing dragon"]].

* ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'': The Leader of the "Kaboom" playground-building team: [[TeachAManToFish "Take a man to Kabooming, and he Kabooms. Teach a man to Kaboom, and KABOOM KABOOM KABOOM!!" ]]

-->Magister Janotus de Bragmardo [[note]] Best translated as [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar "Biggus Dickus".]] [[/note]]: "Ego sic argumentor: Omnis glocka glockabilis in glockenturmio glockando, glockans glockativo glockare facit glockabiliter glockantes. Parisius habet glockas. [[GeniusBonus Ergo gluck.]] [[note]] German CanisLatinicus version. "Glockenturm" is German for bell tower, and "Ergo gluck" is a scholastic formula, meaning about Q.E.D.[[/note]]

-->'''Squanchy''': ''[[{{Squick}} Stop saying it!]]''

* Then there's the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Starvin Marvin in Space", where they meet the [[PlanetOfSteves Marklars]], who replace every Marklar, with Marklar.

* ''Series/TheGoodPlace'', Derek, as a Cloudcuckoolander, does this with his name. "Maximum Derek!"

* ''Series/TheGoodPlace'', Derek, as a [[Cloudcuckoolander Cloud Cuckoo Lander]], does this with his name. "Maximum Derek!"

* The scene preceding the DisneyAcidSequence in ''Disney/WinnieThePooh'' (2011). Pooh starts honeying[[note]]seeing[[/note]] everyone as honey, and they start to replace random honeys[[note]]words[[/note]] with the word honey. (e.g. "I can't wait to see the honey on that Backson's honey when he falls into our honey!") Soon, practically every honey[[note]]word[[/note]] is replaced with the honey[[note]]word[[/note]] honey, including the honeys[[note]]words[[/note]] in the honey![[note]]book[[/note]] Honey honey honey honey honey!

* ''{{Discworld/Eric}}'' -- Eric's parrot, who constantly substitutes the catchall metasyntactic variable "wossname" for random words.

* In the ''Literature/StarDarlings'' franchise, several Starland terms and expressions have the word 'star' in them.

* ''Series/TheGoodPlace'', Derek, as a [[cloudcuckoolander Cloud Cuckoo Lander]], does this with his name. "Maximum Derek!"

* ''Series/TheGoodPlace'', Derek, as a [[cloudcuckoolander]], does this with his name. "Maximum Derek!"

* Non-native speakers of a language often cannot tell the difference between words that native speakers swear are pronounced totally differently. Apparently, if you never had to distinguish between two phonemes during the first few years of your life, it takes lots of practice ever to learn to notice the difference. Well known examples include JapaneseRanguage, ArabBeobleTalk, and VampireVords. This can also happen between more closely related languages. For example, Danes commonly have trouble telling the English words "dock", "duck", "dug", and "dog" apart. Or, for that matter, Dutch people and "bat", "bad", "bed" and "bet".

* Interestingly, Empath in ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' can't fluently speak a word in Smurf without sounding like MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels to other Smurfs. The only times he can do this is when he's [[UnstoppableRage extremely angry]] or very scared. In "Empath's Honeymoon", Empath gains the ability to speak in Smurf fluently after [[ThePowerOfLove his first night alone with Smurfette]], and all without having to be in an extreme emotional state.

* Interestingly, Empath in ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' can't fluently speak a word in Smurf without sounding like MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels to other Smurfs. The only times he can do this is when he's extremely angry or very scared. In "Empath's Honeymoon", Empath gains the ability to speak in Smurf fluently after [[ThePowerOfLove his first night alone with Smurfette]], and all without having to be in an extreme emotional state.

* Interestingly, Empath in ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' can't fluently speak a word in Smurf without sounding like MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels to other Smurfs. The only times he can do this is when he's extremely angry or very scared. In "Empath's Honeymoon", Empath gains the ability to speak in Smurf fluently after [[ThePowerOfLove his first night alone with Smurfette]].