Sprock
/SPROK/ verb/adjective
≈ “Fuck”
The Legion of Super-Heroes' equivalent of the F-word. Used primarily as an adjective ('sprocking').
“Join the Legion, see the galaxy, get your sprocking brains beat out.”— Various Legionnaires
Etymology
A 31st-century expletive. No in-universe etymology provided. Part of the Legion's future English dialect.
Usage History
Used in various Legion of Super-Heroes publications from the 2000s onward.
Taboo Trajectory
The strongest term in the Legion's profanity system. Functions exactly like its real-world equivalent.
Semantic Drift Timeline
Consistent as the strongest curse in the Legion vocabulary.
Regional Notes
31st-century Earth and United Planets.
Real-World Euphemisms
FuckEffingScrew