vulgarism

UK: /ˈvʌlɡəˌrɪzəm/ US: /ˈvʌlgəˌrɪzəm/ ,(vul′gə riz′əm)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

vul•gar•ism /ˈvʌlgəˌrɪzəm/   n. 

1. [uncountable] vulgar behavior or character;
   vulgarity.
2. [countable] a vulgar word or phrase.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

vul•gar•ism  (vul′gə riz′əm), n. 

1. vulgar behavior or character;
   vulgarity.
2. a vulgar expression;
   a word or phrase used only in common colloquial, and esp. in coarse, speech.

• vulgar + -ism 1635–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

vulgarism / ˈvʌlɡəˌrɪzəm/ noun

1. a coarse, crude, or obscene expression
2. a word or phrase found only in the vulgar form of a language
3. another word for vulgarity