List of Bikini Bottomite phrases
People who live in Bikini Bottom have been heard saying unique phrases throughout the SpongeBob SquarePants series. Here is a list of the main ones.
| Bikini Bottomite phrase | Common | |
|---|---|---|
| Tartar sauce! | Alternative to swear words | |
| Kelp-for-brains | name-calling | |
| Barnacles! | Alternative to swear words | |
| Holy Krabby Patties! | Remark of exclamation | |
| Barnacle-head | name-calling | |
| Fish paste! | Alternative to swear words | |
| Neptune!/King Neptune!/Dear Neptune!/Merciful Neptune!/Neptune's mother!/Great Neptune's Nostrils!/Neptune's Network | Blasphemous swear | |
| Holy cephalopod! | Remark of exclamation | |
| Shrimp/Holy shrimp! | Alternative to swear words | |
| Jumping jellyfish! | Exclamation | |
| Oh, poop deck! | Alternative to swear words | |
| Neanderthal | name-calling | |
| Mother of Pearl! | Remark of exclamation | |
| Coral | Slang for Cool | |
| Bottom feeder | name-calling | |
| Flappin' flounders! | Remark of exclamation | |
| Great Barrier Reef! | Exclamation | |
| Flippin' fish fossils! | Exclamation | |
| What in the name of Davy Jones' locker? | Alternative to swear words (in the sense of "what the heck?") | |
| *Dolphin noises* | The 11th bad word | |
| What in the ocean? | Similar to "What on Earth?" | |
| Holy fish paste! | Alternative to swear words | |
| What the barnacle? | Alternative to swear words | |
| What the halibut? | Alternative to swear words | |
| What the scallop? | Alternative to swear words | |