Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lalochezia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lalochezia
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of vulgar or foul language to relieve stress or pain.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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 estimate is 100 pages out."
"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’."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: λάλος

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

dyschezia

Questions

What does lalochezia mean?: The use of vulgar or foul language to relieve stress or pain.
Where does lalochezia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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