Coprographia

Coprographia is involuntarily making vulgar writings or drawings.[1] Coprographia comes from the Greek κόπρος (kópros), meaning "feces", and γραφή (graphḗ), meaning "writing". Related terms are coprolalia, the involuntary usage of obscene and/or profane words,[2] and copropraxia, the involuntary performance of obscene gestures.[3]

Not to be confused with Coprophagia.

References
  1. "Linguistics 210 Semantics" (PDF). Semantic features and Tourette’s Syndrome. Retrieved November 21, 2006. While this source defines coprographia, it makes misrepresentations about copro phenomena in relation to Tourette's: they are not common, and not required for diagnosis.
  2. Coprolalia. Dictionary.com, Accessed 21 November 2006.
  3. Schapiro NA. "Dude, you don't have Tourette's": Tourette's syndrome, beyond the tics. Pediatr Nurs. 2002 May-Jun;28(3):243-6, 249-53. PMID 12087644


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