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vulgar

[ vuhl-ger ]

adjective

  1. characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste:

    vulgar ostentation.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. indecent; obscene; lewd:

    a vulgar work; a vulgar gesture.

  3. crude; coarse; unrefined:

    a vulgar peasant.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. of, relating to, or constituting the ordinary people in a society:

    the vulgar masses.

  5. current; popular; common:

    a vulgar success; vulgar beliefs.

  6. spoken by, or being in the language spoken by, the people generally; vernacular:

    vulgar tongue.

    Synonyms:

  7. lacking in distinction, aesthetic value, or charm; banal; ordinary:

    a vulgar painting.



noun

  1. Archaic. the common people.
  2. Obsolete. the vernacular.

vulgar

/ ˈ±¹ÊŒ±ôɡə /

adjective

  1. marked by lack of taste, culture, delicacy, manners, etc

    vulgar language

    vulgar behaviour

  2. often capital; usually prenominal denoting a form of a language, esp of Latin, current among common people, esp at a period when the formal language is archaic and not in general spoken use
  3. archaic.
    1. of, relating to, or current among the great mass of common people, in contrast to the educated, cultured, or privileged; ordinary
    2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the vulgar

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

Terms that are labeled Vulgar in this dictionary are considered inappropriate in many circumstances because of their association with a taboo subject. Major taboo subjects in English-speaking countries are sex and excretion and the parts of the body associated with those functions.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±¹³Ü±ô²µ²¹°ù±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±¹³Ü±ôg²¹°ù·±ô²â adverb
  • ±¹³Ü±ôg²¹°ù·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·±¹³Ü±ôg²¹°ù adjective
  • un·±¹³Ü±ôg²¹°ù·±ô²â adverb
  • un·±¹³Ü±ôg²¹°ù·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vulgar1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ±¹³Ü±ô²µÄå°ùŸ±²õ, from vulg(us) “common people, crowd” + -Äå°ùŸ±²õ -ar 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vulgar1

C14: from Latin ±¹³Ü±ô²µÄå°ùŸ±²õ belonging to the multitude, from vulgus the common people
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Synonym Study

See common.
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“The short answer is speech, even the vulgar and disgusting speech that this guy is using, is protected by our Constitution,” he said.

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From myriad vectors, media outlets put women in their place for being uppity, incompetent, or vulgar.

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The mishmash of letters created a different word altogether — one that just so happens to be a vulgar term for “breasts” in Spanish.

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Perhaps the most vulgar thing that Trump did was to assert that divine intervention, in essence, God, prevented an assassination so that he could make America great again.

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