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vulgarism

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vul⋅gar⋅ism

  [vuhl-guh-riz-uhm]
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–noun
1. vulgar behavior or character; vulgarity.
2. a vulgar expression; a word or phrase used only in common colloquial, and esp. in coarse, speech.
Origin:
1635–45; vulgar + -ism
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vul·gar·ism   (vŭl'gə-rĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. Vulgarity.

    1. A crudely indecent word or phrase; an obscenity.

    2. A word, phrase, or manner of expression used chiefly by uneducated people.

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