coprolalia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French coprolalie, coined 1885 by Georges Gilles de la Tourette. Equivalent to copro- +‎ -lalia.

Noun

coprolalia (countable and uncountable, plural coprolalias)

  1. The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome.

Translations

Spanish

Noun

coprolalia f (plural coprolalias)

  1. coprolalia
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