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"It seems Dok-Ondar's generosity has saved you... For now. I would have just scrapped the crinking thing. Both crinking things."
―Jabba the Hutt threatening Greedo[1]

Crink was a swear word used in the galaxy. It was part of the phrase "crink it," used by people like Beilert Valance[2] and T'onga to express anger.[3] The variant crinking was used as an intensifier, by people like Jabba the Hutt,[1] T'ongor,[2] Valance[4] and Dengar.[5]

Behind the scenes

The word "crink" originates in the Legends novel Allegiance, where it was part of the phrase "go crink yourself" and the variant "crinking."[6] The phrase "go crink yourself" also appears in the Legends junior novel Rebel Force: Renegade.[7]

"Crink"[2] and its variant "crinking"[1] are phonetically similar to the real-world noun "frick"[8] and the corresponding intensifier "fricking,"[9] which are euphemisms for the swear words "f*ck"[8] and "f*cking."[9]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Galaxy's Edge 2
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bounty Hunters 1
  3. Bounty Hunters 4
  4. Bounty Hunters 3
  5. Bounty Hunters 16
  6. Allegiance
  7. Rebel Force: Renegade
  8. 8.0 8.1 Premium-Era-real frick on Dictionary.com: "a euphemism for the word f*ck." (backup link archived on January 5, 2025)
  9. 9.0 9.1 Premium-Era-real fricking on The Free Dictionary: "adj slang (intensifier): surrounded by fricking idiots. [C20: euphemism for f*cking]" (backup link archived on January 5, 2025)