vulgarity
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A 2013 analysis of online newspaper forums found that 53% of anonymous comments contained attacks or vulgarity, compared with 29% from users who had to identify themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
The juxtaposition of popular art’s messy vulgarity with the pristine aspirations of high art is surprisingly uninvolving.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025
This is also a woman who chided her granddaughter that “vulgarity is no substitute for wit,” while proudly and without apology wielding her class-conscious vulgarity over her family and the servants.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
Now, Farrelly is banking on that same thirst for vulgarity and depraved humor for “Ricky Stanicky,” his latest buddy comedy starring Zac Efron and John Cena that hits Prime Video on Thursday.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024
Pomposity is a failure of decorum, as is vulgarity or boastfulness.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing vulgarity
Journalism
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Mitt Romney's comments about Donald Trump
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A Clockwork Orange
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