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

Le mot de Cambronne . . . was not a "defiant vulgarism as a reply to a British demand for surrender" .

From Time Magazine Archive

He is the originator of the hideous vulgarism of using 'contact' as a verb�We contacted Mr. Smith.'

From Time Magazine Archive

"Naff off," an upper-class vulgarism, is gaining popularity around the world largely through Anne's efforts.

From Time Magazine Archive

In all British balladry, if memory serves me, there is no such vulgarism as this.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis