Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The involuntary, often obsessive use of obscene or scatological language that may accompany certain mental disorders, such as Tourette's syndrome.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A morbid tendency to indecent speech.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The uncontrolled use of
abusive ,obscene orscatological language ; especially such behaviour associated withTourette syndrome
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an uncontrollable use of obscene language; often accompanied by mental disorders
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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That shouting-curse-words condition is called coprolalia, and while it may be the most famous symptom associated with Tourette's, only about
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And if you don't know what "coprolalia" means, look it up.
April 2004 2004
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Representative Wilson's spontaneous episode of coprolalia crystallized the mean-spirited conservative position for all the world to see.
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Next, there was coprolalia -- repeating curse words.
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Next, there was coprolalia -- repeating curse words.
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From what sources I read, the focus on policy issues has shrunk to accommodate this untapped rage and not-so-latent racism and sexism boiling in the conservative media outlets, which finds its voice in Ann Coulter's coprolalia.
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Tics vokal klasik termasuk berkata jorok (coprolalia) dan menirukan atau mengulangi ucapan orang lain (echolalia).
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Perhaps I never went through this phase as a kid, but coprolalia has never been my colostomy bag...
Golden Globes! Ann Althouse 2007
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As someone who has overcome Tourette's - a syndrome that is often associated with coprolalia, the involuntary exclamation of obscenities - Dan Aykroyd has some choice words for David Cameron, who jokingly suggested that Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, was showing symptoms of the condition in the House of Commons.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Tim Walker 2012
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As someone who has overcome Tourette's - a syndrome that is often associated with coprolalia, the involuntary exclamation of obscenities - Dan Aykroyd has some choice words for David Cameron, who jokingly suggested that Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, was showing symptoms of the condition in the House of Commons.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Tim Walker 2012
jmjarmstrong commented on the word coprolalia
JM swears that coprolalia is just #^&@*+!!
April 14, 2011