Coprographia

Coprographia is involuntarily making vulgar writings or drawings.¹ The word comes from the Greek κόπρος (kópros), meaning "feces", and γραφή (graphḗ), meaning "writing". Related terms are coprolalia, the involuntary usage of obscene and/or profane words,² and copropraxia, the involuntary performance of obscene gestures.³ It should not be confused with the behavior of smearing actual feces, which is called scatolia.⁴

References

"Linguistics 210 Semantics" (PDF). Semantic features and Tourette’s Syndrome. Retrieved November 21, 2006.
"Coprolalia". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 21 November 2006.
Schapiro NA (2002). ""Dude, you don't have Tourette's": Tourette's syndrome, beyond the tics". Pediatr Nurs. 28 (3): 243–6, 249–53. PMID 12087644.
Hugus, Kristie Ann. "Interventions to decrease the occurrence of scatolia in children with developmental disabilities". Retrieved January 13, 2026.

[1] "Linguistics 210 Semantics" (PDF). Semantic features and Tourette’s Syndrome. Retrieved November 21, 2006.

[2] "Coprolalia". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 21 November 2006.

[dude-3] Schapiro NA (2002). ""Dude, you don't have Tourette's": Tourette's syndrome, beyond the tics". Pediatr Nurs. 28 (3): 243–6, 249–53. PMID 12087644.

[scatolia-4] Hugus, Kristie Ann. "Interventions to decrease the occurrence of scatolia in children with developmental disabilities". Retrieved January 13, 2026.

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