vulgarism
(noun)
noun
1. an offensive or indecent word or phrase
Similar word(s): filth, obscenity
Definition categories: communication, profanity
2. the quality of lacking taste and refinement
Similar word(s): coarseness, commonness, grossness, raunch, vulgarity
Definition categories: attribute, inelegance
Sentences with vulgarism as a noun:
- "Shit" is a vulgarism.
- Editors of newspapers allow more vulgarisms to go to print today than they used to.