spptt.

n.  the sound of expectorating while brushing one’s teeth, as in the comic book Schizo #2 by Ivan Brunetti.

sprtl.

n.  a sound indicating that one’s “personal holo-projector” has a bent antenna, as in the comic strip “PvP” by Scott R. Kurtz.

Sqwrt.

n.  the name of a character in “Sqwrt’s Tale” by Bem Ajani Jones-Bey, about a boy facing the hardship of having a name with no vowels.

srrrr.

n.  the short, unmusical trill of the Common Tody-Flycatcher bird, as described in A Guide to the Birds of Panama by Robert S. Ridgely.

sshhhllk.

n.  the sound of a slashing knife, as in the graphic novel Falcon Twin by Brenden Mecleary.

sshhlllrrr.

n.  the sound of “serious respiratory distress,” as in the graphic novel ShadowFall by Kaichi Satake; see also hhrrkkrk.

sshhrrkssh.

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

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