Thesaurus results for VULGARISM

vulgarism

noun

ˈvəl-gə-ˌri-zəm

Definition of vulgarism

as in curse

a disrespectful or indecent word or expression used vulgarisms that embarrassed his family

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Recent Examples of vulgarism As the Oxford English Dictionary notes, the expression not hardly is considered a vulgarism. — Nr Editors, National Review, 16 Apr. 2020 The British cringed over new American accents, coinages and vulgarisms. — Time, 11 June 2019 Trump himself has deployed vulgarisms for the female anatomy, plus T-shirts calling Democrat Hillary Clinton the same word were regularly spotted at Trump rallies during the 2016 campaign. — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 1 June 2018

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Noun

The film represents Universal trying to break the franchise’s box office curse.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Related Stories Taibah, who also wrote the screenplay, plays Hayat, a fiercely independent young woman convinced that a generational curse will kill her on her 30th birthday.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of curse

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After most of the sellout crowd filed out Wednesday, one solitary Sox fan stood at his seat under the press box, shouting obscenities about the Guardians and the city of Cleveland.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
Shawn Seaman on Monday told KDKA about some of the incidents that involve young people entering local businesses, yelling obscenities and racial slurs and then running out.

— Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscenity

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The raid drew criticism over separating families, and a group of Idahoans sued, saying officers hurled racial epithets and largely withheld water, food, bathrooms and medical care.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
Hochman detailed a number of prosecutions, including the sentence of one man to a life sentence plus seven years with the possibility of parole for a March 23 attack, during which racial epithets were uttered.

— City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of epithet

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Although Gillis moved on in the sketch, Day called back to the expletive later.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
Moments after McBride complained to Seeman about the play, sideline cameras showed Seeman mouthing inaudible words, appearing to be expletives, to McBride, who seemed surprised by Seeman’s conduct.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2026

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