vulgarism

[ vuhl-guh-riz-uhm ]

noun

1. vulgar behavior or character; vulgarity.
2. a vulgar expression; a word or phrase used only in common colloquial, and especially in coarse, speech.

vulgarism

/ ˈvʌlɡəˌrɪzəm /

noun

1. a coarse, crude, or obscene expression
2. a word or phrase found only in the vulgar form of a language
3. See vulgarity
   another word for vulgarity

Word History and Origins

Origin of vulgarism¹

First recorded in 1635–45; vulgar + -ism

Example Sentences

For instance, the use of "most" for "almost" is distinctly, if not a vulgarism, at least a colloquialism.

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Contrast with the case of "scientist" a vulgarism such as the use of "transpire" in the sense of "happen."

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They are also called bivalves bi the unlearned, but this iz a vulgarism.

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Skroud and skrouge for croud, are sometimes heard among people that should be ashamed of the least vulgarism.

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I think this vulgarism is heard among the English peasantry too: though we have the honour and glory of evolving it independently.

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