vulgarism

vul·gar·ism

 (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.

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vulgarism

(ˈvʌlɡəˌrɪzəm)

n

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

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vul•gar•ism

(ˈvʌl gəˌrɪz əm)

n.

1. vulgar behavior or character; vulgarity.

2. a vulgar word or phrase.

[1635–45]

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vulgarism

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

See also: Language

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Thesaurus

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

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vulgarism

noun

A term that offends against established usage standards:

barbarism, corruption, solecism.

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Translations

vulgarism

[ˈvʌlgərɪzəm] N → vulgarismo m

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vulgarism

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

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