coprolalia

[kop-ruh-ley-lee-uh]

noun

Psychiatry.

1. the obsessive use of scatological language.

coprolalia

/ ˌkɒprəˈleɪlɪə /

noun

1. obsessive use of obscene or foul language

Other Word Forms

• coprolaliac adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of coprolalia¹

copro- + -lalia

Example Sentences

“Dexter has a rarer form of Tourette’s called coprolalia,” Andrea explained.

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Changes to these very same brain structures—the basal ganglia in particular—are observed in people with coprolalia, the uncontrollable use of taboo language often observed in Tourette Syndrome.

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The most familiar and caricatured form of Tourette's is called coprolalia, in which the sufferer uses sometimes inappropriate language in bursts.

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