vulgarism
Example Sentences
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Well, the Games brought a large wave of vulgarism to Hyde Park for the men's triathlon on Tuesday and I was happy to be part of it.
From The Guardian • Aug. 8, 2012
"Naff off," an upper-class vulgarism, is gaining popularity around the world largely through Anne's efforts.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Olympics had opened with the kind of easy pomp which the British are so good at, with none of the neo-pagan vulgarism which characterized the 1936 Berlin Olympiad.
From Time Magazine Archive
Old Lady Ely used to say that Lord Fife was one of the few men who could with impunity quiz, as it were, the Queen� to use a vulgarism, get the best of her.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Scotland, though the English may regard it as a vulgarism, I have heard the word used in this form.
