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lalochezia

lalochezia noun: the use of vulgar or foul language to relieve stress or pain.

Noun

lalochezia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The use of vulgar or foul language to relieve stress or pain.
    • 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
    • The word lalochezia itself has an interesting etymology. It’s got Greek roots and the first part, ‘lalo-’, means ‘speech’. The second part means ‘to defecate’.2020 December 21, Emma Wilkin, “lalochezia”, in Emma Wilkin

Origin of lalochezia

From Ancient Greek λάλος (lálos), λαλέω (laléō), λαλιά (laliá) + χέζω (khézō), equivalent to lalo- + -chezia.

Questions about lalochezia

What does lalochezia mean?
Lalochezia means the use of vulgar or foul language to relieve stress or pain.
What part of speech is lalochezia?
Lalochezia is a noun.

Words near lalochezia in the dictionary

  1. lallygags
  2. Lallys
  3. Lalmonirhat District
  4. lalo
  5. lalo-
  6. lalochezia
  7. Lalonde
  8. Lalondes
  9. Lalone
  10. Lalones
  11. laloneuroses

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