Scatological
Words pertaining to excrement and excretory functions. Scatological vocabulary occupies a peculiar middle ground in English taboo hierarchies. Terms in this category tend to be considered vulgar rather than truly offensive, and many have developed extensive metaphorical applications far removed from their literal meanings.
5 entries
Arse
/ɑːs/
From Old English ærs or ears, meaning 'buttocks' or 'tail,' from Proto-Germanic *arsaz, cognate with Old High German ars...
Crap
/kɹæp/
From Middle English crappe ('chaff, grain residue'), from Old French crappe ('siftings, waste'). The scatological meanin...
Piss
/pɪs/
From Old French pissier ('to urinate'), attested from the twelfth century. The Old French form is generally considered t...
Shit
/ʃɪt/
From Old English scitte ('diarrhea') and scitan ('to defecate'), from Proto-Germanic *skit- ('to separate, divide'), fro...
Turd
/tɜːrd/
From Old English 'tord,' meaning a piece of excrement, from Proto-Germanic '*turdą,' cognate with Old Norse 'tord-ýfill'...