noun
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.
古い文献では「醜語」が猥褻な言葉を指すことがある。
In old texts, 醜語 can refer to obscene language.
noun
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」はかつて汚言症の意味で使われたが、現在は「汚言症」が一般的だ。
醜語 was once used to mean coprolalia, but now 汚言症 is the common term.