coprolalia

noun

cop·ro·la·lia ˌkä-prə-ˈlā-lē-ə

: obsessive or uncontrollable use of obscene language

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New Latin

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1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coprolalia was in 1886

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coprolalia

noun

cop·ro·la·lia -ˈlā-lē-ə

: obsessive or uncontrollable use of obscene language

: the use of obscene (as scatological) language as sexual gratification

coprolalic

-ˈlal-ik

adjective

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