"maledicta balloon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: maledicta balloons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} maledicta balloon (plural maledicta balloons)
  1. A comic graphic element used to enclose obscenities, oaths, and curses.
    Sense id: en-maledicta_balloon-en-noun-2Hfg09jV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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