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as in low
belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank
paintings that appeal to vulgar tastes
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as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
a warning about the movie's vulgar language
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as in general
held by or applicable to a majority of the people
the vulgar opinion is that the nation is in decline
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as in crass
lacking in refinement or good taste
vulgar behavior shown by someone who's made a lot of money and wants everyone to know it
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as in colloquial
used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing
Latin was once the language of scholars, and English the vulgar language used by the common people
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Recent Examples of vulgar
The chief spoke at the LAPD’s Police Commission weekly meeting Tuesday, a day after news broke that officers from the department’s recruitment and employment division had been unknowingly recorded making vulgar comments, including while talking about police applicants.
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Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
The childish use of vulgar profanity simply leads peoople to view the speaker as being unable to express his/her view.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
Along with receiving vulgar comments in person and people taking her picture on campus, the 18-year-old has received vile and sexist messages after her phone number was posted online.
—David Chiu, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
In 2017, following an overwhelming number of complaints from visitors and storekeepers about vulgar language and intimidation tactics, the city had to once again enforce an ordinance to keep the hawkers in separate areas.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
The childish use of vulgar profanity simply leads peoople to view the speaker as being unable to express his/her view.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
Along with receiving vulgar comments in person and people taking her picture on campus, the 18-year-old has received vile and sexist messages after her phone number was posted online.
—David Chiu, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
In 2017, following an overwhelming number of complaints from visitors and storekeepers about vulgar language and intimidation tactics, the city had to once again enforce an ordinance to keep the hawkers in separate areas.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulgar
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There is no sign outside Hurdle’s San Diego salon, but despite the low profile, her Instagram page warns that she’s usually booked months in advance.—
Lindsy Van Gelder,
Allure,
25 Apr. 2025
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In late March, due to anxieties over tariffs and inflation, the consumer confidence index fell 7.2 points to 92.9, the fourth straight monthly decline and its lowest reading since January of 2021, according to the Associated Press.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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This social justice kitsch becomes a mildly obscene evocation of racial terrorism.—
Armond White,
National Review,
18 Apr. 2025
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Fifteen years after her husband’s drowning in the nearby bay, Tressilian’s days are spent in a cranky routine: grumbling over the obscene resort stationed on the opposite bluff, reading London’s gossip columns, and summoning the household help with the insistent ringing of a bedroom call bell.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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Primaries not needed Spanberger and Earle-Sears can both skip competing in a primary and will instead head straight into the general face-off.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Two days later, general manager Julien BriseBois began his mid-season media session by pointing out how strong the Bolts, victorious in only six of their previous 15 games, were in many key categories.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Alfonso goes head-to-head against a crass but famous on social media CEO Shari de Jesus (Kyline Alcantara), who is being mentored by a powerful industry veteran Velma Imperial (Ruffa Gutierrez).—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2025
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Trump sued Maher in 2013 for $5 million after the comedian made a crass joke about his mother and an orangutan.—
Steff Danielle Thomas,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2025
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Because back nine is close to backside, and backside is just far too colloquial.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Russ Scholl, a ski instructor at Breckenridge Ski Resort, has published a 133-square grid of funky colloquial phrases for different types of snow.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There’s an ignoble tradition of falsified memoirs.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2025
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Until then, there are the Razzies, an ignoble accolade marking the very worst movies and acting performances of the year.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Be Courtesy To Other Shoppers To a Southerner, manners are top of mind, so pushing, shoving, and being rude over buying things doesn’t jive with a genteel way of life.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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The same employee, who Shea said was also rude to her, answered and told her the company was closed.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2025
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There’s very few vernacular places left in America.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2025
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Villa Aalto, with its modest rooms, charming front portico, traditional hip roofline, and wooden beams, speaks to the easy sincerity of his early designs: vernacular elements at odds with the Modernist dogmas of the day.—
Michael Snyder,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Vulgar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulgar. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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