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.

Origin of vulgarism

First recorded in 1635–45; vulgar + -ism

Words nearby vulgarism

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

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Example sentences from the Web for vulgarism

Here is a gross vulgarism which we sometimes hear from persons of considerable culture.
The Verbalist|Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
A vulgarism is an expression decidedly incorrect, and the use of which is a mark of ignorance or low breeding.
English Synonyms and Antonyms|James Champlin Fernald
One relates to a vulgarism of language, which I grieve to say is sometimes heard even from female lips.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes
In Scotland, though the English may regard it as a vulgarism, I have heard the word used in this form.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 99, September 20, 1851|Various

The corrupt use of the word, as above mentioned, is laid down as a vulgarism.
Every-Day Errors of Speech|L. P. Meredith

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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单词	vulgarism
释义	vulgarism [ vuhl-guh-riz-uhm ] / ˈvʌl gəˌrɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vulgarism ON THESAURUS.COM noun vulgar behavior or character; vulgarity. a vulgar expression; a word or phrase used only in common colloquial, and especially in coarse, speech. Origin of vulgarism First recorded in 1635–45; vulgar + -ism Words nearby vulgarism vulg., vulgar, vulgar fraction, vulgarian, vulgaris, vulgarism, vulgarity, vulgarize, Vulgar Latin, Vulgate, Vulgate Bible Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vulgarism Here is a gross vulgarism which we sometimes hear from persons of considerable culture. The Verbalist\|Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres) A vulgarism is an expression decidedly incorrect, and the use of which is a mark of ignorance or low breeding. English Synonyms and Antonyms\|James Champlin Fernald One relates to a vulgarism of language, which I grieve to say is sometimes heard even from female lips. The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table\|Oliver Wendell Holmes In Scotland, though the English may regard it as a vulgarism, I have heard the word used in this form. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 99, September 20, 1851\|Various The corrupt use of the word, as above mentioned, is laid down as a vulgarism. Every-Day Errors of Speech\|L. P. Meredith 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vulgarism solecism, defilement, decay, putrefaction, infection, distortion, putrescence, debasement, barbarism, foulness, rot, pollution, falsification, rottenness, noxiousness, doctoring
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vulgarism

noun

Origin of vulgarism

Words nearby vulgarism

Example sentences from the Web for vulgarism

British Dictionary definitions for vulgarism

noun

Words related to vulgarism