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vul·gar·ism

(vŭl′gə-rĭz′əm)

1. 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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vulgarism

(ˈvʌlɡəˌrɪzəm)

1. a coarse, crude, or obscene expression

2. (Linguistics) a word or phrase found only in the vulgar form of a language

3. another word for vulgarity

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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.

vulgarism

noun

A term that offends against established usage standards:

barbarism, corruption, solecism.

Translations

vulgarism

[ˈvʌlgərɪzəm] N → vulgarismo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

vulgarism

n → Gassenausdruck m, → primitiver Ausdruck; (= swearword) → vulgärer Ausdruck

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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This "fetches" the parents (if I may be allowed a vulgarism) more than anything.

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Visions of good and ill breeding, of old vulgarisms and new gentilities, were before her; and she was meditating much upon silver forks, napkins, and finger-glasses.

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These include behaviours that are considered to be a fetish, violent or promiscuous.The amount of vulgarism in our songs and culture takes me aback, since we have encouraged it and let it slide.

The moral untidiness in our society is heartbreaking, which way Kenya?

Zeman defends Russia's and China's interests, causes society to split, and infests the public space with lies, hate, and vulgarism.

We are sorry about Babis. We aren't all like him

The story was seemingly based on the best of Punjabi folk literature, but the staging of the play reduced it to that of live shows that are secretly played in the dark streets of Karachi and Lahore and are ruled by vulgarism, suggestive cues and petty dance-fillers.

Petty Hilarity Mars Quality

Sole" (say it quickly and think of a British English, rather than an American, vulgarism) was discharged from the British army after "he released a greased piglet into a ballroom of diplomats" and now produces "numerous obscure translations of Arabic travelers and historians."

George R. Sole: The Travels of Ibn Fudayl

So, aware that he can never afford to alienate his base, Trump won them back with his vulgarism.

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McGregor did a lot better than Mayweather would in a UFC octagon." Karl Henry, personal trainer "Not a fan of his vulgarism, but McGregor is a great example of positivity, hard work, commitment, focus & goal setting.

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What is happening at the moment in Macedonia's culture is classical neo-barbarism led by Alagjozovski, whose vulgarism and shamelessness is not worth commenting," the party said.

VMRO-DPMNE: it's improper to compare Darko Lesoski to Aco Sopov, Mateja Matevski ..

Take, for instance, her claim that "the record is clear" that the n-word was "part of Lincoln's private as well as public vocabulary." Certainly, the word was understood as a vulgarism even in the bleak racial climate of the 1860s.

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Muhammad Mahboob, an official of the CBA asserted that due to security issues and vulgarism the park was commuted to family park and also people had the number of complaints against it.

Cantonment Board Abbottabad shut Park for public

The administration will not allow any FM radio or cable operator to air programs spreading vulgarism.

Cable Operators, private FM radios warned to refrain from airing banned foreign TV channels

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Noun	1.	vulgarism - an offensive or indecent word or phrase dirty word, obscenity, smut, filth cock, pecker, peter, dick, putz, prick, tool, shaft - obscene terms for penis chickenshit - a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear bawdry, 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 action peeing, 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 refinement grossness, raunch, vulgarity, commonness, coarseness inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste