vulgarism

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vul·gar·ism

V0154100 (vŭl′gə-rĭz′əm)n.1. Vulgarity.2. a. A crudely indecent word or phrase; an obscenity.b. A word, phrase, or manner of expression used chiefly by uneducated people.

vulgarism

(ˈvʌlɡəˌrɪzəm) n1. a coarse, crude, or obscene expression2. (Linguistics) a word or phrase found only in the vulgar form of a language3. another word for vulgarity

vul•gar•ism

(ˈvʌl gəˌrɪz əm)

n. 1. vulgar behavior or character; vulgarity. 2. a vulgar word or phrase. [1635–45]

vulgarism

a word or phrase used chiefly in coarse, colloquial speech. — vulgarian, vulgarist, n.See also: Language

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Noun	1.	vulgarism - an offensive or indecent word or phrasedirty word, obscenity, smut, filthcock, pecker, peter, dick, putz, prick, tool, shaft - obscene terms for penischickenshit - a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fearbawdry, bawdy - lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"scatology - a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)profanity - vulgar or irreverent speech or actionpeeing, pissing, pee, piss - informal terms for urination; "he took a pee"bugger all, Fanny Adams, fuck all, sweet Fanny Adams - little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery"poop, shit, shite, turd, crap, dirt - obscene terms for feces
	2.	vulgarism - the quality of lacking taste and refinementgrossness, raunch, vulgarity, commonness, coarsenessinelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

vulgarism

nounA term that offends against established usage standards:barbarism, corruption, solecism.

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