Meaning
What does Coprophilia mean?
Coprophilia or otherwise known as scatophilia is a paraphilia, that involves sexual arousal and desires in relation to feces.
In other biological contexts “coprophilia” describes fungi, like Psilocybe Cubensis that require fecal soil to thrive.
Origin
What's the origin of Coprophilia?
The term is a combination of the words copro, coming from the Greek kópros, meaning excrement, and –philia, meaning attraction toward something.
The first documented use of the expression comes from 1903, from a French paper, describing “dung-loving” fungi as “coprophile”.
Spread & Usage
How did Coprophilia spread?
With the sexual repressions of the past getting an ease in our modern society, “coprophilia” is something more and more accepted and embraced by people of curious nature.
Many people have some kind of experience with “coprophilia” one way or another.
In 2007, the world famous Brazilian scat film Hungry Bitches was published, however people today know it as 2 Girls 1 Cup; a viral video that had dealt the coup de grace for the inner child within everyone who saw it.
The film features intense footage of “coprophilic” intercourse between two women; something, that may be rather disturbing for the average viewer.
A famous “coprophilic” act in sex is called Cleveland Steamer; that is performed by defecating on the chest of our partner.
Urban Dictionary has various entries on the subject, the first one was uploaded to the site in 2002.
External resources
- Sexinfo Online – Coprophilia
- Psychology Wiki – Coprophilia