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vulgar

/ˈvʌl.ɡə/

noun

Meaning

  • (classicism) A common, ordinary person.

  • (collective) The common people.

  • The vernacular tongue or common language of a country.

adjective

Meaning

  • Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.

    "The construction worker made a vulgar suggestion to the girls walking down the street."

  • (classical sense) Having to do with ordinary, common people.

  • Common, usual; of the typical kind.

Synonyms

debased,
ignoble,
inappropriate,
mean,
obscene,
offensive,
profane,
uncouth,
common,
ordinary,
popular