Odd Occupational Words

All occupations develop their own language. Sometimes these words remain a trade secret, seldom known or used by outsiders. A few breach the barriers and are absorbed into everyday speech, at times with an altered meaning.

Here are some examples from a Cartoonist's Lexicon. Whether they are archaic and deceased or still in active use I cannot say.

Did you know ?
BLURGITS or SWALLOOPS are the curved lines after running feet.
BRIFFITS are clouds of dust left by a runner; also showing anger or fighting.
SPURLS are the coils indicating drunkenness.
SQUEENS are star-bursts or circles indicating intoxication, sickness or dizziness.
PLEWDS are sweat drops, tear drops, etc.
WAFTEROMS are odour lines.
AGITRONS are wiggly lines around an object that is shaking.
DITES are diagonal lines drawn across something flat and clear such as windows, mirrors, etc.
HITES are horizontal straight lines tracking after something with great speed, or falling from a height.
VITES are vertical lines indcating reflectivity.
INDOTHERMS are wavy rising lines indicating steam or heat from hot objects.
LUCAFLECT is a shiny spot on an object.
SOLARADS are radiation lines from something luminous; sun or light bulbs.
STAGGERATRON is the series of dashes that show an erratic path.
OCCULAMAS are giant Xs on eyes to show the character is dead.
Finally, swearing is so popular that it has more than one name. So a speech balloon with swear-word symbols can be called a GRAWLIX, NITTLE, JARN, QUIMP or a VULGARAT.

See how many can be found in your next interaction with a Cartoon.