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noun, plural -ties.
1.
the state or quality of being vulgar: the vulgarity of his remark.
2.
something vulgar, as an act or expression.
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Vulgarity
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Word Origin & History
vulgarity
1579, "the common people," from L.L. vulgaritas "the multitude," from vulgaris (see vulgar). Meaning "coarseness, crudeness" is recorded from 1774.
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