vulgar
22
6.5
- adjective
- /ˈvʌlɡər/
- Offensive
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vulgar
- Just then, from the parlor, there was a burst of vulgar, drunken laughter.
- a vulgar word
- lewd and vulgar
And then one of them looked up and said, it says vulgar term for vagina.
- And then one of them looked up and said, it says vulgar term for vagina.
- I can't remember everything he said, but he said something vulgar.
- IMO after hearing this she freaked out on me because what I said was quote vulgar, rude and making fun of the birthday traditions.
- And also some pretty creepy people writing in our show up in that archive as well, saying some really quite vulgar things.
- It's it's it's vulgar and it begins with AP President.
- We will throw acid in your face like some of the most vulgar things.
- Yeah, so vulgar, so much bitches.
- You know, you want to, you know, it's, it's, it's, but it is vulgar.
Examples
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Appearing vulgar or common will make people disrespect you, for a king respects himself and inspires the same sentiment in others.
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The beauty of it was that if someone got rude or vulgar, I could simply hang up.
Fiction book (1992) -
You have a very vulgar mouth.
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I think, you know, the term fake news was pretty effective for President Trump because it's kind of a vulgar, very in your face term.
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Don't need to be vulgar to make your point.
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The situation must seem inexpressibly vulgar to you.
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Despite St. Ed's loose tongue, he had avoided using such vulgar language for the past ten years.
Fiction book (1993) -
Don't be vulgar.
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His vulgar jokes made everyone uncomfortable at the dinner party.
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The comedian's vulgar humor often crosses the line into offensive territory.
Synonyms
531
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
457
1.8
Words or actions that hurt people
309
6.4
Containing rude sexual words
280
2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
157
5.0
Very bad and morally wrong
90
4.7
Containing rude or offensive language
65
4.7
Words or jokes that are rude and about sex
51
1.8
Too bright and showy in a way that looks bad
45
5.1
Being rude and offensive, often about sex
43
6.7
Not acceptable in public because it is offensive or sexual
33
6.2
Sexually rude and offensive to many people
33
7.4
Sexually offensive or indecent in a way that shocks people
31
6.7
Causing people to feel offended or want to protest
18
7.9
Slightly shocking because it talks about sex in a rude or funny way
17
8.6
Content about sex that is rude and shocking
16
6.7
Very bright and showy in a way that hurts the eyes
15
5.3
Having a bad smell or taste that bothers you
14
7.7
Showing no respect for holy things and often using rude words
9
7.7
A person who often says rude words
7
7.1
Saying or doing something rude that upsets people
2
6.6
Very rude and likely to make people feel angry or hurt
1
7.3
Crude and rude, often about sex or the body
1
7.7
A little impolite because it talks about sex, often in a funny or daring way
Using rude words that insult other people
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
The everyday speech of ordinary people in the Roman Empire that became Spanish, French and Italian
- Jargon
A crude, too simple way of explaining society that ignores many important facts
How Offensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vulgar comes from the Latin vulgus, 'the common people', and over time the idea of 'common' also took on the sense of 'coarse', so vulgar can mean 'offensive' or 'indecent'. That is why rude jokes or crude speech are called vulgar.