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Fasterisking

The (often irritating) habit of swearing online but inserting asterisks in place of letters thereby trying to give the (false) impression of self-control.
"I wish they would all f*ck off", "boll*cks" and "b*gger" are all examples of fasterisking.
Fasterisking by arch arrow March 18, 2011
Related Words

actorisking 

using asterisks to signify actions in IMs, blogs, emails and forums
*orders a martini* <---That is actorisking
actorisking by Karrie L July 11, 2007

Asterisknaut 

Sir Richard Branson and all those people will fly Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin. They do not deserve to be called astronauts because they can pay $250k to be in near earth space for 5 minutes.
“Sir Richard Branson an Astronaut? More like Asterisknaut.”
Asterisknaut by Riversideways July 11, 2021

Asterisknaut 

Sir Richard Branson and all those people will fly Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin. They do not deserve to be called astronauts because they can pay $250k to be in near earth space for 5 minutes.
“Sir Richard Branson…an Astronaut? More like Asterisknaut.”
Asterisknaut by Riversideways July 11, 2021

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019

Breadhead 

Someone who is addicted to obtaining money and building wealth. A money addict and fanatic. Breadheads often work more than one full-time job, and some even participate in illicit activities to "obtain the bread".
A breadhead is like a crackhead, but for money instead of crack.
Breadhead by 🅱️ U S 3 4 8 March 30, 2022