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vulgarity

noun

  1. the quality of being common, coarse, or unrefined
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /vʌlˈɡɜɹɪti/

noun

Etymology: From vulgar + -ity, from Latin vulgaritas.

  1. The quality of being vulgar.

    You will observe that I have not yet indulged myself in calling her by that name, even to you. Think, then, what I must have endured in hearing it bandied between the Eltons with all the vulgarity of needless repetition, and all the insolence of imaginary superiority

  2. An offensive or obscene act or expression.
  3. A vulgar or obscene word
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