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SpongeBob SquarePants
“Holy shrimp! What happened to the Krusty Krab?”— SpongeBob SquarePants
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Holy shrimp
≈ “Holy shit”
/HOH-lee SHRIMP/interjection
One of SpongeBob's many nautical-themed profanity substitutions. Part of a system including 'barnacles,' 'tartar sauce,' and 'fish paste.'
Barnacles
≈ “Damn / Shit”
/BAR-nuh-kulz/interjection
SpongeBob's nautical equivalent of 'damn' or 'crap.' Barnacles are nuisance organisms that cling to surfaces underwater.
Tartar sauce
≈ “Shit / Damn (stronger SpongeBob oath)”
/TAR-tar SAWS/interjection
A slightly stronger SpongeBob oath, typically reserved for moments of greater frustration than 'barnacles' warrants.
Dolphin noise (censored word #11)
≈ “Fuck / Shit (implied)”
/[ dolphin chirp ]/unknown (censored)
In the 'Sailor Mouth' episode, actual swearing is censored by dolphin noises. The joke is that SpongeBob and Patrick are saying terrible things, but we only hear dolphin chirps.