ˈvəlgəˌrizəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: vulgar (I) + -ism
1.
a. : a word or expression originated or used chiefly by illiterate persons : a substandard use : barbarism , solecism
“he ain't got no sense” is traditionally regarded as a vulgarism
b. : a lewd, profane, or coarse word or phrase : obscenity
2. : vulgarity
there is an inherent contradiction between art and vulgarism — Herbert Read