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Meaning of vulgar

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

vulgar

Pronunciation:/ˈvʌl.ɡə//ˈvʌl.ɡɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. (classicism) A common, ordinary person.

  2. (collective) The common people.

  3. The vernacular tongue or common language of a country.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.

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

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

  3. Common, usual; of the typical kind.