Meanings
nouncoprolalia (countable and uncountable, plural coprolalias)
plural coprolalias
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome.
Origin
- Frenchcoprolalie
- Englishcoprolalia
Borrowed from French coprolalie, coined by French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette in 1885. Equivalent to copro- + -lalia.
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Czech koprolálie
- koprolálieuncontrolled use of obscenity
Dutch coprolalie
- coprolalieuncontrolled use of obscenity
Finnish koprolalia
- koprolaliauncontrolled use of obscenity
French coprolalie
- coprolalieuncontrolled use of obscenity
German Koprolalie
- Koprolalieuncontrolled use of obscenity
Japanese 汚言症, コプロラリア
- 汚言症 (ogenshō)uncontrolled use of obscenity
- コプロラリア (kopuroraria)uncontrolled use of obscenity
Polish koprolalia
- koprolaliauncontrolled use of obscenity
Portuguese coprolalia
- coprolaliauncontrolled use of obscenity
Romanian coprolalie
- coprolalieuncontrolled use of obscenity
Russian копролали́я
- копролали́я (koprolalíja)uncontrolled use of obscenity
Spanish coprolalia
- coprolaliauncontrolled use of obscenity
Swedish koprolali
- koprolaliuncontrolled use of obscenity
Ukrainian копролалія
- копролалія (koprolalija)uncontrolled use of obscenity
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APA
coprolalia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coprolalia
MLA
“coprolalia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coprolalia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coprolalia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coprolalia.
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