A fictional insult constructed by the copy
editors for the US edition of the Hitchikers Guide to The
Galaxy series of
books to replace the word asshole which was considered too offensive for the US readership.
A modern example of bowdlerization.
Original Sentence (
UK edition of "Life, the Universe and Everything")
"You'
re a jerk, Dent... A complete asshole." - Wowbagger
Bowdlerized Version (US edition of "Life, the Universe and Everything")
"You'
re a jerk, Dent... A complete kneebiter." - Wowbagger