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There are a number of owl swear words and curses in Hoolian. They are ranked here from least to most severe.

"Wet Pooper!" -- An insult as it refers to seagulls, who are considered the worst wet poopers of all. Also used in potty humor.

"You‘re no better than a bunch of wet poopers!"
Horace Plithiver, The Journey, page 45

"Splat-brained!" -- Another insult used similarly to "wet pooper."

"Glaux almighty! You splat-brained idiot!"
Thora Plonk, The Rescue, page 84

"Great Glaux!" -- Not technically considered a swear word. Used to express surprise. Similar to the phrase "Oh God!"

"Great Glaux—a battle! Quick, let‘s get our claws!"
Twilight, The Journey, page 74

"Great Glaux in Glaumora!" -- an extended version of "Great Glaux!"

"He has the moves, by Glaux! He has the moves. Great Glaux in glaumora, that power dive for the branch! I have no doubt had it been ignited he would have astonished us further."
Uglamore, The Hatchling, pages 3-4

"Ferschtucken" -- A curse word used primarily in the Northern Kingdoms, used as a more offensive version of "God forsaken."

"And I would be stuck in this ferschtucken hollow."
―Lyze, The Rise of a Legend, page 18

"Frink" -- Mild profanity, used as follows: "That really frinks me off" or "frink off!" Similar to the phrase "that really pisses me off!"

"Oh, whoopee! Would you kindly put a big fat phylum in your big fat beak, Otulissa! You are frinking me off!"
―Digger when Otulissa rambles on about scientific facts, The Burning, page 96

"Racdrops!" -- Short for raccoon droppings. Raccoons are considered an extremely repulsive animal. Used to express great disgust. An analogue of the S word.

"Oh, bless my gizzard! What a bunch of racdrops."
Twilla, The Burning, page 116

"Sprink" -- The absolute worst swear word an owl can utter, i.e. the most extreme profanity. Absolutely forbidden at Ga'Hoole. Dewlap is known to have fainted when Otulissa uttered it in the library, referring to the spronk book. Otulissa also sprinked Dewlap herself after a long Flint mop. An analogue of the F word.

"Well, SPRINK ON YOUR SPRONK!"
―Otulissa, The Siege, page 35

"Glaux blood'' -- The worst curse an owl could say. Used as a phrase to condemn another. It is not specified if it is not as bad, worse, or on the same level as "sprink."

"Glaux blood on my brother's gizzard!"
―Kludd, The Siege, Prologue
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