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erotolalia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Erotic speech.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Erotolalia is commonly used during sexual intercourse.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek, ἐρωτο- (erōto-, “erotic”), and λαλία (lalía); a term used, e.g., in Legman's Oragenitalism, where it is distinguished from coprolalia (“talking dirty”).