vulgarism
vulgarism · vulgarisms
вульгаризм
Vulgarismus
VulgarityVulgarity.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Vulgarity.
(countable, uncountable)A word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar.
"Shit" is a vulgarism.
Vulgarismus
вульгари́змvulʹgarízm
an offensive or indecent word or phrase
(countable, uncountable)A spelling, word, or phrase used in common speech that is considered improper or incorrect for formal communication.
Editors of newspapers allow more vulgarisms to go to print today than they used to.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar:
Forms
plural: vulgarisms| Singular | vulgarism |
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regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- an offensive or indecent word or phrase:obscenitysmutfilthdirty word
- the quality of lacking taste and refinement:coarsenesscommonnessgrossnessvulgarityraunch
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable