History UnusualEuphemism / WesternAnimation

** The word barnacles seems to be their equivalent of sh* t or bull sh* t as it's sometimes used like "this is a load of barnacles" and "you're full of barnacles", in another example Mr. Krabs had given on ever being able to do something and [=SpongeBob=] says "Barnacles!" and Mr. Krabs says "[=SpongeBob=]!" as if he said a very bad word and [=SpongeBob=] says "Sorry about the foul language, Mr. Krabs". This euphemism is actually directly lampshaded by the song "Barnacles" in the music CD "[=SpongeBob=] On The High Seas," in which [=SpongeBob=], Patrick, Sandy, Mr. Krabs, and Plankton flat-out state that it's a euphemism for curse words. This goes so far as to break the fourth wall and may even count as a TakeThat at censorship in general. However, the fact that it encourages censorship by use of this euphemism suggests [[AffectionateParody otherwise]].

*** It seems to be more like a variation "Mother of God".

* For a while, the word "Slag" spread to other children's action series, such as ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''.

** The word barnacles seems to be their equivalent of sh* t or bull sh* t as it's sometimes used like "this is a load of barnacles" and "you're full of barnacles", in another example Mr. Krabs had given on ever being able to do something and Spongebob says "Barnacles!" and Mr. Krabs says "Spongebob!" as if he said a very bad word and Spongebob says "Sorry about the foul language, Mr. Krabs". This euphemism is actually directly lampshaded by the song "Barnacles" in the music CD "Spongebob On The High Seas," in which Spongebob, Patrick, Sandy, Mr. Krabs, and Plankton flat-out state that it's a euphemism for curse words. This goes so far as to break the fourth wall and may even count as a TakeThat at censorship in general. However, the fact that it encourages censorship by use of this euphemism suggests [[AffectionateParody otherwise]].

** In "Wet Painters", Spongebob exclaimed "Flapping Flotsam!" when he saw that he and Patrick got a drop of permanent paint on Mr. Krabs's first dollar.

** Spongebob's classic "Holy Krabby Patties!" Hilariously drawn out so you can imagine he's actually saying "holy crap" for as long as possible.
** {{Lampshaded}} / parodied in the episode "Sailor Mouth" where Spongebob finds an apparently horrific obscenity written on a trash bin, but has no idea what it means. When he first uses the phrase, it is [[SoundEffectBleep obscured by dolphin noises]][[spoiler:which turn out to (a) be the actual obscenity, and (b) to be unimaginably offensive to all who hear it.]] This in itself is lampshaded later on when other offensive phrases get used and are covered up by different sound effects. Then it turns out that one of those sound effects, a car horn, was actually being made by a ''car.'' Which means that [[FridgeLogic Old Man Jenkins drives around in a jalopy whose horn is a loud broadcast of a horrible obscenity.]]

** Plus there's Hawkgirl telling the Flash that he wouldn't have a good chance with Fire because she's [[AmbiguouslyGay "Brazillian"]].

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': Parodied in "Not What He Seems", when some security footage shows Grunkle Stan dropping a barrel on his foot and yelling "HOT BELGIAN WAFFLES". Then Stan remembers he's alone and he can "swear for real". "[[CurseCutShort SON OF A-]]"

** Not quite, it was a spoof of tabloid journalism. Tom Tucker announced it on the newscast as the hot new swearword, and that viewers would have to wait until after the commercial break to find out what it means.

* One ''WesternAnimation/TheBerenstainBears'' cartoon has an episode about how cursing is wrong. The curse word? ''Furball''. It's apparently treated as an ethnic slur in Bear Country. Despite being a largely homogenous society.
** In the original book, it is never stated what the word is. It is implied, however, that it is the F-word itself. The TV writers couldn't find a way to hide the word, chickened out, and went with the UnusualEuphemism.
** An episode of ''Arthur'', dealing with the same subject matter, did have the guts to use a bleep, as in actually showing that, yes, D.W. was actually swearing.

** In the original book, it is never stated what the word is. It is implied, however, that it is the F-word (and I don't mean "furball"). The TV writers couldn't find a way to hide the word, chickened out, and went with the UnusualEuphemism.

* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' uses the euphemism "Lady Pecs". Guess.

* "Rassin-frassin" is used as a derogatory adjective in the Creator/HannaBarbera cartoons ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'', as well as by Yosemite Sam in various ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' shorts. [[{{Mondegreen}} Or maybe rassle-frassle.]]

** The other bizarre expletive user, Vlad Masters. Unlike Mr. Lancer, however, Vlad uses food items such as "fudge buckets", "butter biscuits", "cheese logs", "butter brickle", etc. All of which practically mean OhCrap.

** Rainbow Dash seems to think "egghead" is some sort of horrific insult.

** If it is a case of GettingCrapPastTheRadar and not the fans pretending it is, "Fruit Tart" may actually mean... something else completely.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/PJSparkles'' pilot cartoon, after seeing that his evil plot has failed, the villain cries out [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar "Oh, spit!"]]

* Elisa in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' occasionally uses "Jalapeños!" as a general-purpose curse. Actually, Goliath and Broadway started that trend (Goliath first shouted "Jalapeño!" appropriately enough, the first time he ever ate a jalepeño), and Eliza picked it up due to her hanging with the Gargoyles.

* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', Mr. Lancer constantly uses book titles as expletives of shock. Ex.: "Literature/MobyDick!", "Literature/GulliversTravels, I'm losing my mind - and my pants!", and "Literature/LordOfTheFlies! They're slipping right through my hands!" "Literature/WarOfTheWorlds, creature, get away from my youthful charges!" "Literature/ChickenSoupForTheSoul!" [[Literature/TheHuntForRedOctober Hunt for Red October]]!", when the faculty's steak dinners are stolen, "Literature/ParadiseLost!" and, beautifully, when locked in a closet, "Literature/TheCaskOfAmontillado!"

** I thought he said that because the [[SeriousBusiness "carnage" of the destroyed model train tracks]] made him feel mildly ill and saying pancakes made it worse.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': Parodied in "Not What He Seems", when some security footage shows Grunkle Stan dropping a barrel on his foot and yelling "HOT BELGIAN WAFFLES". Then remembers he's alone and he can "swear for real". "[[CurseCutShort SON OF A-]]"

* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' when Grunkle Stan drops a barrel on his foot and yells "HOT BELGIAN WAFFLES", but then remembers he's alone and he can "swear for real". "[[CurseCutShort SON OF A-]]"

* On ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', Dr. Robotnik often calls his robots "nincombots" or "metal morons" when they fail him. In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FWqnHF_4DU one Youtube video,]] this is parodied.

* On ''The Adventures of SonicTheHedgehog'', Dr. Robotnik often calls his robots "nincombots" or "metal morons" when they fail him. In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FWqnHF_4DU one Youtube video,]] this is parodied.

* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' uses the euphemism "Lady Pecs". [[CaptainObvious Guess]].

** Buford's rather {{Understatement understated response}} when he and his friends watch a ZombieApocalypse break out in the middle of town: "That sure wiggles my biscuits."