vulgarity
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7.4
- noun
- /vʌlˈɡɛrɪti/
- NSFW
- The comedian's jokes were funny, but some of them crossed the line into vulgarity.
- celebrate vulgarity
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Watch on YouTubeInstead, he offers braggadocio, put downs, disrespect for women, and vulgarity.
- Instead, he offers braggadocio, put downs, disrespect for women, and vulgarity.
- The one thing that frequently emerges from the Trump hole is, is the naughty language, the vulgarity, the devil's saltine.
- I mean, I can sound, I'm trying to put my you don't want vulgarity, censorship chip in right now.
- So I'm sat next to this lad who I've subsequently I now know in my head, excuse the vulgarity as little Johnny Fuckwit.
Examples
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With a finished work, you subject yourself to public scrutiny, praise, ridicule, and all the other vulgarities that go with accomplishment.
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Many Americans were shocked and dismayed at the vulgarity of this public statement at a time of national grief.
Academic text (2003) -
The only way to deal with vulgarity is to rise above it.
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That you could make your points without vulgarity.
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As someone once said, the Constitution gives rights to vulgarity as well as to culture.
Academic text (2002) -
Germans make vulgarity an art.
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Be careful not to go too far either on the side of elegance or vulgarity.
Academic text (2007) -
Rudeness and vulgarity are the norm.
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Perhaps one day you'll learn that great men don't need to stoop to vulgarity to express themselves.
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If most intellectuals disdain the provincialism and vulgarity of the vernacular, others have on occasion found much to admire.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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6.0
Words that are rude and upset people, often about religion
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7.0
Strong rude words that shock or upset people
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5.5
An unfinished, rough quality that feels unpolished
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7.9
Sexual words or actions that are rude and offensive
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6.4
Rudeness or crude behavior that shows little politeness
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6.3
Rude, vulgar, or insensitive behaviour that upsets people
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8.1
Rude words or actions that show little respect for other people
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9.7
A quality of being crude and sexually shocking
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6.8
Poor style that makes people feel uncomfortable
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6.6
A quality of looking cheap and in bad taste
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9.9
A way of acting that uses sexual words and images to shock or excite people
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5.6
A rude or crude way of acting, speaking and dressing
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9.5
Sexual talk or writing that is rude and shocking
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6.5
Using rude or sexual words in speech and writing
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9.1
A crude, tasteless way of acting, speaking or decorating
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6.8
Being direct and coarse in a way that can seem sexual or rude
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8.6
The quality of being crude and openly sexual, often to make people laugh
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9.2
A type of indecent sexual joke or language
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9.5
Bold language or behavior that is slightly rude and may shock people
Showing sexual interest in a way people find offensive
A quality of speech or writing that is rude about sex
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Etymology
Vulgarity comes from the Latin word vulgus, which means 'the common people' or 'the crowd'. So vulgarity moved from meaning 'common' to meaning behaviour or language that is rough, crude, or not polite, because it was seen as the style of the crowd rather than something polished.