“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
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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