VULGARISM

coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunch

(noun) the quality of lacking taste and refinement

obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty word

(noun) an offensive or indecent word or phrase

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

vulgarism (plural vulgarisms)

(grammar) A word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar.

A spelling, word, or phrase used in common speech that is considered improper or incorrect for formal communication.

Source: Wiktionary

Vul"gar*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. vulgarisme.]

1. Grossness; rudeness; vulgarity.

2. A vulgar phrase or expression. A fastidious taste will find offense in the occasional vulgarisms, or what we now call "slang," which not a few of our writers seem to have affected. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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