vulgarian
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of vulgarian
Example Sentences
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Trump has reportedly had a hang-up about his mitts since Greydon Carter's Spy magazine called him a "short-fingered vulgarian" three decades ago.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2024
Candy’s Buck at first seems like a rehash of his “Planes, Trains” character, a vulgarian chatterbox hilariously out of his element.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
In Moore, Alexander and Karaszewski have found their latest unlikely folk hero, a winking vulgarian whose irrepressible drive for success more than makes up for his artistic deficiencies.
From Slate • Oct. 3, 2019
At the same time, Ahmari said, “Maybe it took a Queens vulgarian to clear some of the deadwood of the past away.”
From The New Yorker • Sep. 12, 2019
Here I was, already proven a person of atrocious taste in dress, clearly proclaimed of no social standing, of unknown and suspicious antecedents, a vulgarian pretender and interloper.
From The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton by Curtis, Wardon Allan
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