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scatological

sca·tol·o·gy
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skuh-tol-uh-jee]
    • /skəˈtɒl ə dʒi/
    • /ˌskæt.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skuh-tol-uh-jee]
    • /skəˈtɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of scatological word

  • noun scatological the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity. 1
  • noun scatological obscenity, especially words or humor referring to excrement. 1
  • noun scatological the study of fossil excrement. 1
  • adjective scatological relating to preoccupation with faeces 1
  • adjective scatological If you describe something as scatological, you mean that it deliberately refers to or represents faeces in some way. 0
  • adjective scatological characterized by obscenity or preoccupation with obscenity, esp in the form of references to excrement 0

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Origin of scatological

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; scato- + -logy

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Parts of speech for Scatological

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

scatological popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

scatological usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for scatological

adj scatological

  • brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
  • coarse — Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces.
  • dirty-minded — tending to have vulgar, obscene, or lewd thoughts, interpretations, etc.
  • filthy — foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
  • foul-mouthed — using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.

adjective scatological

  • dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
  • foul — grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell.
  • gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
  • obscene — offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved: obscene language.

Top questions with scatological

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