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as in rudeness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
our cousins' general vulgarity and poor manners irritate my mother
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as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
the pointless vulgarity of the joke disgusted her
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Recent Examples of vulgarity
The First Amendment includes the middle finger While other cases had discussed the protection of vulgarity, like giving the middle finger, the 2019 case of Debra Lee Cruise-Gulyas v. Matthew Wayne Minard discussed specifically flipping off a cop.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2025
The juxtaposition of popular art’s messy vulgarity with the pristine aspirations of high art is surprisingly uninvolving.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Higher courts often interpret whether cases fall under the protections of the First Amendment.
Freedom of speech, including vulgarity, is common in such cases.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2025
During the presentation by PMM Chesterton, which wants to redevelop the golf course, Kowalski used a vulgarity to describe how the houses would be too close to each other.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2025
The juxtaposition of popular art’s messy vulgarity with the pristine aspirations of high art is surprisingly uninvolving.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Higher courts often interpret whether cases fall under the protections of the First Amendment.
Freedom of speech, including vulgarity, is common in such cases.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2025
During the presentation by PMM Chesterton, which wants to redevelop the golf course, Kowalski used a vulgarity to describe how the houses would be too close to each other.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulgarity
Noun
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There are times when what appears to be rudeness or laziness could stem from personal struggles or stress.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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That rudeness did not go unnoticed, and on Swag, Justin is still airing out their arguments.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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The appellate court ruled Friends of George's lacked standing to sue over the law as its performances would have artistic value and therefore not fall under the obscenity statute.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Eight years later, the magazine famously published nude photos of her, which was unheard of at the time, and Hugh Hefner was arrested on obscenity charges.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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In 2015, she was suspended from her role as a Fox News contributor for two weeks after using profanity in an on-air criticism of Obama.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Others bore creative and bilingual profanities directed at Trump, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, who oversees most of the country’s public acreage, and Sen. Mike Lee, the Republican from Utah, who on June 11 had proposed a large-scale selloff of public lands.—
Abe Streep,
ProPublica,
8 July 2025
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But Shelly will still go on about the crudity of newer shows in town, insisting that Razzle Dazzle has an elegant French tone.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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And, while its crudity is certainly purposeful, its sense of purpose can be elusive at times.—
Phillip Maciak,
The New Republic,
28 Mar. 2023
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“Vulgarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulgarity. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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