- vulgarism
- noun Date: circa 1676 1. vulgarity 2. a. a word or expression originated or used chiefly by illiterate persons b. a coarse word or phrase ; obscenity
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Vulgarism — (also called scurrility) derives from Latin vulgun , the mean folk , and has carried into English its original connotations linking it with the low and coarse motivations that were supposed to be naturally endemic to the meaner classes, who were… … Wikipedia
vulgarism — VULGARÍSM, vulgarisme, s.n. Expresie vulgară (1); cugetare vulgară. – Din fr. vulgarisme. Trimis de ana zecheru, 24.03.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 vulgarísm s. n., pl. vulgarísme Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic VULGARÍSM… … Dicționar Român
Vulgarism — Vul gar*ism, n. [Cf. F. vulgarisme.] [1913 Webster] 1. Grossness; rudeness; vulgarity. [1913 Webster] 2. A vulgar phrase or expression. [1913 Webster] A fastidious taste will find offense in the occasional vulgarisms, or what we now call slang,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vulgarism — [vul′gər iz΄əm] n. 1. a word, phrase, or expression that is used widely but is regarded as nonstandard, unrefined, coarse, or obscene 2. vulgar behavior, quality, etc.; vulgarity … English World dictionary
vulgarism — noun a) A word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar. Shit is a vulgarism. b) A spelling, word, or phrase used in common speech that is considered improper or incorrect for formal communication … Wiktionary
vulgarism — /ˈvʌlgərɪzəm/ (say vulguhrizuhm) noun 1. vulgar character or action; vulgarity. 2. a vulgar expression; a word or phrase used only in common colloquial, and especially in coarse, speech: *He was never known to utter a vulgarism, even when alcohol …
vulgarism — /vul geuh riz euhm/, n. 1. vulgar behavior or character; vulgarity. 2. a vulgar expression; a word or phrase used only in common colloquial, and esp. in coarse, speech. [1635 45; VULGAR + ISM] * * * … Universalium
vulgarism — Synonyms and related words: Babbittry, Gothicism, bad taste, barbarism, barbarousness, bombasticness, bourgeois taste, cacology, cacophony, camp, campiness, clumsiness, coarseness, colloquialism, corruption, crudeness, cumbrousness, dysphemism,… … Moby Thesaurus
vulgarísm — s. n., pl. vulgarísme … Romanian orthography
vulgarism — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slang, swearing, solecism; see curse 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A term that offends against established usage standards: barbarism, corruption, solecism. See STYLE … English dictionary for students
