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gkkk.
n.  a muttered generic response.

<“I’d like to shake you by the hand.”  He looked down.  “Only they’re rather full at the moment,” he added.  “Gkkk,” said Gern.  —Terry Pratchett, Pyramids.>

glkkt.
n.  a strangled utterance from someone shot in the throat, as in the graphic novel Falcon Twin by Brenden Mecleary.


Glnk.
n.  the name of a defiant goblin; see also Tzrg.

<If Glnk was their chief now, his defiance made Tzrg feel weak enough, if he wasn’t the chief, he made Tzrg feel even weaker.  —T. H. Lain, The Savage Caves.>

glshkrkkt.
n.  the sound of flesh ripped apart by a sword, as in the graphic novel Falcon Twin by Brenden Mecleary.


gmmph.
n.  a muttered generic response.

<Myra attempted to strike up a conversation with the tribal elder.  “It’s a nice night.  Warm.”  “Gmmph,” Daisy replied, her reply barely audible over the rumbling drone of the big V-8 engine.  —James D. Doss, The Shaman’s Game.>


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