coprolalia

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Now some people would probably think I'm bitter that us here at Why Advertising Sucks weren't considered for this little project but given the fact that we post anonymously and cuss more than a drunk biker who suffers from coprolalia, no offense to bikers, it's only natural that we weren't sent one of those cute packs with the new Pepsi cans.

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  1. noun The uncontrolled, often obsessive use of obscene or scatological language that may accompany certain mental disorders, such as Tourette's syndrome.

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  • Now some people would probably think I'm bitter that us here at Why Advertising Sucks weren't considered for this little project but given the fact that we post anonymously and cuss more than a drunk biker who suffers from coprolalia, no offense to bikers, it's only natural that we weren't sent one of those cute packs with the new Pepsi cans. —  Why Advertising Sucks
 

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  1. copro- + Greek laliā, babbling (from lalein, to talk).

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  1. New Latin, < Greek κόπρος, dung, + λαλεῖν, speak.
 

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/kɑprəˈleɪliə/
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