Anatomic euphemism

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Because most Transformers fiction is aimed at kids, and most Transformers don't have organic squishy bits, the fiction has introduced a lot of '''anatomic euphemisms''' for assorted bits of human anatomy, especially the one you sit on. Most are real mechanical or electronic terms, and also presumably real parts of [[:Category: Transformer anatomy| Transformer anatomy]]. A few are ''also'' the ''names'' of Transformers. Presumably, this is akin to being named [[Wikipedia:Dick Clark|Dick Clark]], [[Wikipedia:Dick Hyman|Dick Hyman]] or [[Wikipedia:Alfred Mosher Butts|Alfred Butts]].

==Actuator==
"Blow it out your actuator, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|three-face]]."
:{{m-}}'''[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]],''' "[[Transform and Roll Out!]]"

==Afterburner==
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"
:{{m-}}'''[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]"

"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"
:{{m-}}'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]"

"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"
:{{m-}}'''[[Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]"

''See also [[Afterburner (G1)]], [[Afterburner (G2)]].''

==Bearing==
"[[Dinobot (BW)|This guy's]] got bearings of chrome steel."
:{{m-}}'''Rhinox,''' "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]"

==Boron compressor==
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!"<br>
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"
:{{m-}}'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]"

==Command module==
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas|eight-eyes]]."
:{{m-}}'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]"

==Crankcase==
"Sorry about yankin' your crankcase."
:—'''[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]''', "[[Total Meltdown]]"

''See also [[Crankcase]].''

==Diode==
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."
:{{m-}}'''[[Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]"

"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."
:{{m-}}'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]"

"[[Lord Chumley|Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."
:{{m-}}'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target]]"

"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"
:{{m-}}'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"

==Exhaust port==
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."
:{{m-}}'''[[Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]"

"Have [[Bumblebee (Animated)|you]] got your processor up your exhaust port?"
:—'''[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]],''' "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]"

==Fan belt==
"[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]! [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]! Get your fan belts in gear!"
:—'''[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]],''' "[[Along Came a Spider]]"

==Gearbox==
"What's with you two? ''[Gestures toward pants area.]'' Is my gearbox hangin' out or somethin'?"
:{{m-}}'''Rattrap,''' "[[Aftermath]]"

==Lugnuts==
"The other equipment has been salvaged, but you took the [[Vok|alien]] [[Transmetal driver]]. Where is it?"<br>
"Gone. Ain't that a kick in the lugnuts?"<br>
:{{m-}}'''[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' and '''[[Depth Charge]]''', "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]"

''See also [[Lugnut]], [[Lugnutz]].''

==Magna fuses==
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot]]s!"
:{{m-}}'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]:

==Manifold==
"I've got a plan, if all of you have the cast-iron manifolds for it."
:{{m-}}'''[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]],''' "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 1]]"

"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!"<br>
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"
:{{m-}}'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak]],''' ""[[Roll For It]]"

==Reactor linkage==
"I repeat, Decepticons{{m-}}surrender, or face the consequences!"<br>
"Yeah, and we repeat{{m-}}''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"
:{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]"

==Skidplate==
"Yeah? And you can [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]."
:{{m-}}'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]"

==Tailpipe==
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"
:{{m-}}'''[[Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]"

"Hey, if [[Silverbolt (BW)|you]] took that broomstick out of your tailpipe every once in a while, you might have some ''fun'' for a change!"
:{{m-}}'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]"

"Whoa! What crawled up ''[[Ratchet (Animated)|your]]'' tailpipe?"
:{{m-}}'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]"

==Transistor==
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"
:{{m-}}'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears"

"We are in deep transistor parts!"
:{{m-}}'''[[Skyfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]"

==Turbocharger==
"I'm goin', too. I'm gonna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger."
:{{m-}}'''[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]],''' "[[More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]".

==Footnotes==
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[[Category: Transformer anatomy]]
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