coprolalia
nounUS /ˌkɑpɹəˈleɪliə/
Etymology Borrowed from French coprolalie, coined by French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette in 1885. Equivalent to copro- + -lalia.
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Human sciences, Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Sciences The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome.
- Derived terms
- coprolaliac, coprolalic
- Related terms
- coprographia, copropraxia