VULGAR

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~is of the mob, ~, from volgus, vulgus mob, common people Date: 14th century 1. generally used, applied, or accepted, understood in or having the ordinary sense , vernacular , 3. of or relating to the common people ; plebeian , generally current ; public , of the usual, typical, or ordinary kind, 4. lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste ; coarse , morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate ; gross , ostentatious or excessive in expenditure or display ; pretentious , 5. offensive in language ; earthy , lewdly or profanely indecent, see: common ~ly adverb