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coprophemia

coprophemia noun: the use of obscene words or phrases to stimulate sexual excitement.

Noun

coprophemia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The use of obscene words or phrases to stimulate sexual excitement.
    • Morton's heavyhanded humour when he denies imagined accusations of coprophemia, aischrolatreia and lalochezia by saying that "you - dear reader - can decide for yourself after perusing the remaining two hundred pages" is made heavier still by the fact that nobody at Atlantic noticed that this...2005 July 30, Michel Faber, “L is for lalochezia”, in The Guardian

Origin of coprophemia

From copro- + -phemia.

Questions about coprophemia

What does coprophemia mean?
Coprophemia means the use of obscene words or phrases to stimulate sexual excitement.
What part of speech is coprophemia?
Coprophemia is a noun.

Words near coprophemia in the dictionary

  1. coprophagous
  2. coprophagous grin
  3. coprophagous grins
  4. coprophagously
  5. coprophagy
  6. coprophemia
  7. coprophenomena
  8. coprophenomenon
  9. coprophil
  10. coprophile
  11. coprophiles

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