- a word, phrase, or expression that is used widely but is regarded as nonstandard, unrefined, coarse, or obscene
- vulgar behavior, quality, etc.; vulgarity
vulgarism
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vulgarism
noun
- Vulgarity.
- a. A crudely indecent word or phrase; an obscenity.b. A word, phrase, or manner of expression used chiefly by uneducated people.
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Noun
(plural vulgarisms)
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