I was watching last week's ホンマでっか, and there one of the learned panel talked
about うんこ (or う◯こ as it was subtitled), and Matsuko Deluxe on the celeb panel
hectored him with a "Use うんち at least as it's not so childish!" (I could very
well have these two back-to-front)

So, the question is which is less childish? WWWJDIC list both as children's
language.

For a bonus point, why do even late-night shows use う◯こ and う◯ち in subtitles?
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word-choice child-speech
う◯こ versus う◯ち - which is more childish?
I don't know what Matsuko actually said, but I would say both words are almost
the same in terms of childishness. To me うんこ sounds more explicit and vulgar,
while うんち is a bit more euphemistic, milder or cuter. So "careful adults
should use うんち in variety shows" is an understandable statement (especially
when it was a women who firstly said it).

That said, vulgar and direct words are more likely to get a laugh. I think I
actually hear うんこ more often on TV variety shows. Male comedians on TV almost
always use うんこ.

In scientific or serious settings both words are inappropriate, and you should
use 大便/便 (for humans), 糞 (for animals/insects) or 排泄物.

As for why they were "censored", please [read
this](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/11810/5010). Simply, う○こ would look
more funny by emphasizing its dirtiness.
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