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Anatomic euphemism

2009-07-28T11:10:39Z

76.203.21.237: /* Bearing */

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_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].

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

==Afterburner==
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"
:—'''[[Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]

"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon

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

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

"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic

"What if there was ''one [[Insignia|badge]]'' for ''all of us''? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here...and we take what is ours! Would ''you'' have the ''bearings'' for that?"
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic

==Boron compressor==
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!" 
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon

==Command module==
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas|eight-eyes]]."
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''

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

''See also [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]].''

==Diode==
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."
:—'''[[Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"[[Lord Chumley|Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]

"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.

==Drivetrain==
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Exhaust port==
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."
:—'''[[Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon

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

"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"
:-'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''

==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]]", ''Transformers Animated''

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

==Hard drive==
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Joystick==
"They're on my tail!" 
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''

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

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

==Magna fuses==
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon

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

"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!" 
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll For It]]", Generation 1 cartoon

==Nodes==
"Way to go, numb nodes!"
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Piston rod==
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Reactor linkage==
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!" 
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic

==Skidplate==
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''

"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades." 
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Solenoid==
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''

"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Strut==
"Strutless cowards!"
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics

==Tailpipe==
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"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!"
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''

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

==Thruster==
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon

==Transistor==
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon

"We are in deep transistor parts!"
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon

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

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Curses]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Anatomic euphemism

2009-07-28T11:09:03Z

76.203.21.237: /* Bearing */

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_Trickle|Dick Trickle]] or [[wikipedia:Alfred_Mosher_Butts|Alfred Butts]].

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

==Afterburner==
"Now, let's kick afterburners!"
:—'''[[Slingshot]],''' "[[Aerial Assault]]", [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]

"Say uncle, or I'll shove your nose in your afterburner!"
:—'''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]],''' "[[City of Steel]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"Kiss your afterburners goodbye, [[Decepticon]] slime!!"
:—'''[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]],''' "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", Generation 1 cartoon

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

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

"I can't believe that [[Grimlock (G1)|dino-dummy]] has got the bearings to show his backstabbing mug around here."
:—'''Ironhide,''' [[New World Order]], Dreamwave Generation 1 comic

"What if there was one [[Insignia|badge]] for all of us? And instead of fighting each other, we attack those that put us here...and we take what is ours! Would you have the bearings for that?"
:—'''Megatron,''' [[Megatron Origin issue 3]], IDW comic

==Boron compressor==
"We were brilliant in battle, Megatron. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] overwhelmed us with sheer brute force!" 
"Brilliant, my boron compressor!"
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''' and '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]],''' "[[War of the Dinobots]]", Generation 1 cartoon

==Command module==
"Stick it in your command module, [[Tarantulas|eight-eyes]]."
:—'''[[Rattrap]],''' "[[Power Surge]]", ''Beast Wars''

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

''See also [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]].''

==Diode==
"Aw, go ding your diodes and get defunct, Megatron. I'm not helping you do zilch."
:—'''[[Gears]],''' "[[Changing Gears]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"Me Grimlock here again, Optimus Prime, to pull your diodes out of laser fire."
:—'''[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]],''' "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"[[Lord Chumley|Chumley]], you're one royal pain in the diode."
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[Prime Target]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"I'll rip you to pieces with my ''bare claws,'' tear out your [[circuits]] with my ''teeth,'' and spit your diodes ''back'' at you!"
:—'''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]''' (hopefully using a different definition of "diodes") to [[Unicron]], "[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]", [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]

"Have you blown a diode?! I'm trying to work here!!"
:—[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], "[[Endgame, Part I]]", Animated cartoon.

==Drivetrain==
"All right, we're heading back to the plant. I'll alert Ratchet he's got some repairs to do. Including a full diagnostic on your drivetrain."
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'''<ref>Of course, since Bumblebee had just screeched to a halt in front of him, Optimus may have been speaking literally here.</ref>, "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Exhaust port==
"Tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust port. We're having a demolition derby."
:—'''[[Drag Strip]]''' mouthing off, "[[Starscream's Brigade]]", Generation 1 cartoon

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

"You overgrown Autobot! I will scramble your circuits so bad you'll need a GPS scanner to find your own exhaust port—"
:-'''[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Hothead Blitzwing]] to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]],''' "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]], ''Transformers Animated''

==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]]", ''Transformers Animated''

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

==Hard drive==
"So, [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], take your order, ''and'' your condescending attitude, and stick 'em in your hard drive! You're on ''my'' turf now!"
:—'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]],''' "[[The Elite Guard]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Joystick==
"They're on my tail!" 
"Oh, [[Cheetor (BW)| pussycat]], you really know how to tickle my joystick."
:—'''[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]''' and '''[[Rattrap]]''', "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''

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

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

==Magna fuses==
"Kiss your magna fuses goodbye, [[Autobot|Autobots]]!"
:—'''Megatron,''' "[[Fire on the Mountain]]", Generation 1 cartoon

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

"I don't like the idea of Megatron getting the [[antimatter]] formula. He can't be trusted!" 
"Sure can't, manifold-mouth!"
:—'''Starscream''' and '''[[Bluestreak]],''' "[[Roll For It]]", Generation 1 cartoon

==Nodes==
"Way to go, numb nodes!"
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Piston rod==
"We wanted to ''thank'' you for all that extra ''punishment,'' piston rod!"
:—'''[[Wasp]],''' "[[Autoboot Camp]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Reactor linkage==
"I repeat, Decepticons—surrender, or face the consequences!" 
"Yeah, and we repeat—''go stuff it up your reactor linkage!''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''[[Tailwind]],''' "[[The Resurrection Gambit!]]", Generation 1 Marvel comic

==Skidplate==
"Yeah? And you can just [[kiss]] my skidplate, [[Optimus Primal|fearless leader]]. 'Cause I ain't goin' out there and gettin' ''my'' pelt punctured!"
:—'''Rattrap,'''<ref>We sure do get a lot of these from Rattrap, don't we?</ref> "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''

"You know me, I can't resist the upgrades." 
"And you know me, Masterson. I can't resist kicking your skidplate!"
:—'''[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]]''' and '''Optimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Solenoid==
"That's 'cause we kicked their sorry solenoids!"
:—'''[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]],''' "The Elite Guard", ''Transformers Animated''

"The [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] has done nothing but bust our solenoids since they got here!"
:—'''Bumblebee,''' "[[Mission Accomplished]]", ''Transformers Animated''

==Strut==
"Strutless cowards!"
:—'''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]''', [[Infiltration issue 6]], IDW Comics

==Tailpipe==
"Now they've got their tailpipes between their legs!"
:—'''[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]],''' "[[Quest for Survival]]", Generation 1 cartoon

"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!"
:—'''Rattrap,''' "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", ''Beast Wars''

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

==Thruster==
"Fine. Whatever makes you a happy Decepticon. Just watch your rear thruster."
:—'''Rodimus Prime,''' "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]", Generation 1 cartoon

==Transistor==
"If you guys don't give me my circuit back, I'm gonna start kickin' transistor!"
:—'''Gears,''' "Changing Gears", Generation 1 cartoon

"We are in deep transistor parts!"
:—'''[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]],''' "[[Day of the Machines]]", Generation 1 cartoon

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

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Curses]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]