jon_chaisson | RTS Presents: A Cartoon Language Primer!

Doing A Billy: The act of letting out a loud and robust burp after a satisfying meal or drink.

This comes from my watching The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy way too much. Next time you catch an episode, you'll notice that nearly every time Billy or one of the other characters eats or drinks something, they let out a loud belch that often distorts their mouth. Try doing a Billy today! :)

The Quack of Surprise: The duck sound one hears when a character does the equivalent of the "!" in a comic strip. Usually used when a character is either surprised, dumbstruck, or shocked by someone's stupidity.

Also from the cartoon, although I think I remember Ren & Stimpy doing it too. Thanks to

emmalyon for creating the term!

The Vulture Call: The "yogitty-yoggity" sound one hears when they are either shaken or do a serious double-take.

This is actually from the old Bugs Bunny cartoons (and later used as the official call of the SubGenius), but I'm happy to say that TGAoB&M has kept it intact. There are various ways to perform the vulture call, including rubbing your adam's apple quickly while saying "yoy-yoy-yoy" repeatedly, or you can just shake your head fast and say the same. I believe the official cartoon sfx is double-tracked and has reverb thrown on it to give it echo.

The Wizard of Id Look: That stone-faced look you give when someone makes an extremely bad joke.

This one has been in my family for ages. It's used in a lot of comic strips, but it seems that Wizard of Id and B.C. use it more than anyone else. I know, it's not a cartoon, but I had to put it here.

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Stay tuned for more cartoon phrases, or post your own here! :)