vulgarism

English

Etymology

vulgar +‎ -ism

Noun

vulgarism (plural vulgarisms)

(grammar) A word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar.
"Shit" is a vulgarism.
A spelling, word, or phrase used in common speech that is considered improper or incorrect for formal communication.
Editors of newspapers allow more vulgarisms to go to print today than they used to.

Related terms

Translations

word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar

Bulgarian: вулгаризъм m (vulgarizǎm)
Czech: vulgarismus (cs) m
Polish: wulgaryzm (pl) m

Russian: вульгари́зм (ru) m (vulʹgarízm)
Spanish: vulgaridad (es)

spelling, word, or phrase considered improper or incorrect for formal communication

Galician: vulgarismo m

Manx: caaynt chadjin f

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