scatology
noun
sca·tol·o·gy
ska-ˈtä-lə-jē 
skə-
1
: interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature
2
: the biologically oriented study of excrement (as for taxonomic purposes or for the determination of diet)
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His mind swirled with scatology and characters from pulp fiction and the cinema.
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But the show’s linguistic ingenuity extends well beyond scatology.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
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Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
But the show’s linguistic ingenuity extends well beyond scatology.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
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“Scatology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scatology. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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scatology
noun
sca·tol·o·gy
ska-ˈtäl-ə-jē, skə-
plural scatologies
1
: interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature
2
: the biologically oriented study of excrement (as for taxonomic purposes or for the determination of diet)
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