Definitions

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  • noun Alternative spelling of coprophil.
  • noun A feces-loving organism.
  • noun biology An organism (typically microorganisms and fungi) living off or growing in dung or other fecal matter.

Etymologies

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From Gk. expression ko`pros "dung" + philos "loving."

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Examples

  • She then went to FOX as an intern — but hadnodesire to trick with the coprophile beggars and jackoffs who clustered like blowflies at corporate headquarters there.

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  • "Well, as a coprophile, let me tell you elk pellets are quite tasty, human feces in a sandwich less so, but still better than Icelandic fermented shark, Chinese pickled shaved goat hoof soup."

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  • Jeezis, get a room with that unfunny coprophile already.

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  • As a courtesy to the typical guy and gal out there … Egghead “benrand” was saying this about Howard (all I say is it takes one to know one) … coprophile:

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  • Ultimate in their name should be summarily asset-stripped and its named directors forced into alternative careers as performers in coprophile fetish hard-core videos? '

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  • Teddy, of course, hadn't mentioned to her that there would be complicating aspects which might only be considered 'raunchy' by a nasally debilitated coprophile.

    Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000

  • Teddy, of course, hadn't mentioned to her that there would be complicating aspects which might only be considered 'raunchy' by a nasally debilitated coprophile.

    Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000

  • Teddy, of course, hadn't mentioned to her that there would be complicating aspects which might only be considered 'raunchy' by a nasally debilitated coprophile.

    Boiling a frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000

  • Johnny observed the round bald head, the dumpiness, the shopping bag full of paper scraps, the complete Collected Shit of Little Elmer B. Porko, that he always carried with him, in case his Shitty Home apartment got burglarized by a coprophile.

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  • So in summary, Hippos: They’re like big, drunk, rugby-playing coprophile horse-pig-elephants.

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