VULGARISM


Meaning of VULGARISM in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.