vulgarity

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  1. noun The quality or condition of being vulgar.
  2. noun Something, such as an act or expression, that offends good taste or propriety.

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  • You would have thought we'd have had a monopoly on outsized vulgarity -- but we've been so seriously trumped. seems to be some reverse Diana, embodying the British people's worst fears and most depressed sense of self. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • Not a single opportunity is spared to drop an F-bomb or other vulgarity, and after a while it's shocking nor edgy; it's just grating. —  Phawker
  • Known for their delightful vulgarity, the Kids will tackle everything from celebrity worship to potty humor, and will no doubt throw some beastiality somewhere in the mix. —  Chicagoist
  • The vulgarity, the profanity and the plain nastiness were mind-boggling, even by the very low standards of Radio-Canada's current variety shows. —  The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
  • I apologize for the vulgarity, but there is no other explanation for George Bush's latest yellow streak. —  Was Billy Jack's Blog
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  1. from French vulgarité = Spanish vulgaridad = Portuguese vulgaridade = Italian volgarità, from Late Latin vulgarita(t-)s, volgarita(t-)s, the multitude, literally the quality of being common or of the multitude, from Latin vulgaris, common, vulgar: see vulgar.
 

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