vulgarism

[ vuhl-guh-riz-uhm ]

/ ˈvʌl gəˌrɪz əm /

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noun

vulgar behavior or character; vulgarity.

a vulgar expression; a word or phrase used only in common colloquial, and especially in coarse, speech.

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Origin of vulgarism

First recorded in 1635–45; vulgar + -ism

Words nearby vulgarism

vulcanology, vulg., vulgar, vulgar fraction, vulgarian, vulgarism, vulgarity, vulgarize, Vulgar Latin, Vulgate, Vulgate Bible

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How to use vulgarism in a sentence

For instance, the use of "most" for "almost" is distinctly, if not a vulgarism, at least a colloquialism.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections|William Archer
Contrast with the case of "scientist" a vulgarism such as the use of "transpire" in the sense of "happen."
America To-day, Observations and Reflections|William Archer
They are also called bivalves bi the unlearned, but this iz a vulgarism.
The Complete Works of Josh Billings|Henry W. Shaw
Skroud and skrouge for croud, are sometimes heard among people that should be ashamed of the least vulgarism.
Dissertation on the English Language|Noah Webster, Jr.

I think this vulgarism is heard among the English peasantry too: though we have the honour and glory of evolving it independently.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for vulgarism

vulgarism

/ (ˈvʌlɡəˌrɪzəm) /

noun

a coarse, crude, or obscene expression

a word or phrase found only in the vulgar form of a language

another word for vulgarity

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