obscene word; vulgar expression
Obsolete term for an obscene or vulgar word. Not used in modern Japanese; the concept is now expressed with words like 卑語 (ひご) or 下品な言葉.
In old texts, 醜語 can refer to obscene language.
Obsolete medical term for coprolalia (involuntary utterance of obscene words), now usually called 汚言症 (おげんしょう).
See also: 汚言症
醜語 was once used to mean coprolalia, but now 汚言症 is the common term.
coprolalia; uncontrollable use of obscene language
Compound of 醜 (しゅう, 'ugly, shameful') and 語 (ご, 'word, language'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is now obsolete.