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vulgarity

[vuhl-gar-i-tee] / vʌlˈgær ɪ ti /




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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

"Knowing the vulgarity of the old world, today I try to avoid being listened to by the new world – so that I don't come across as detestable," he told the court.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

His inauguration unfolded like a grotesque pageant, a theater of excess where power and cruelty met on a stage gilded in vulgarity.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025

Some people think that in order to be funny, stand-up comedy needs to be in your face, controversial and full of vulgarity.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024

The woman wore a fashionable wrap, high shiny boots, and tapered pants; the man lounged in a rumpled shirt and stained trousers, giving an air of almost deliberate vulgarity.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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