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- French · borrowed fromcoprolalie
- English todaycoprolalia
Borrowed from French coprolalie, coined by French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette in 1885. Equivalent to copro- + -lalia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
coprolalia
Today it means: The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome. Full definition →
French coprolalie