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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(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 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’.
Use lalochezia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lalochezia means (rare) The use of vulgar or foul language to relieve stress or pain..
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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.
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