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as in rudeness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
our cousins' general vulgarity and poor manners irritate my mother
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as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
the pointless vulgarity of the joke disgusted her
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Recent Examples of vulgarity
In short, when faced with a genuine choice between civility and decency versus vulgarity and indecency, most Americans who voted in the 2024 elections opted for the latter.
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Mordechai Gordon, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2024
Whatever happened to elegant, elevated and epic language in lieu of vulgarities that flourish in the sewers and gutters of morality?
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
Policy proposals aside, there's been name-calling, vulgarity, and plain old meanness.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
Musk shared several anti-Harris advertisements, including one funded by Musk’s pro-Trump political action committee that refers to the Vice President using misogynistic vulgarities.
—Kali Hays, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Mordechai Gordon, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2024
Whatever happened to elegant, elevated and epic language in lieu of vulgarities that flourish in the sewers and gutters of morality?
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
Policy proposals aside, there's been name-calling, vulgarity, and plain old meanness.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
Musk shared several anti-Harris advertisements, including one funded by Musk’s pro-Trump political action committee that refers to the Vice President using misogynistic vulgarities.
—Kali Hays, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulgarity
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Many adults will think that the host’s rudeness justifies an angry response — and of course, that would vastly entertain the children.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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However, sometimes that truth can come off as blunt to the point of rudeness.David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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In short: Your former co-worker needs to cut this [obscenity redacted] out.Anna Holmes, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Why do opponents use an obscenity in their signs? Jeanne Woodbury, an activist who works with the lobbying firm Creosote Partners, put up 10 campaign signs around the Phoenix area opposing Proposition 138.Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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Officially solidified as a white-hot team, Disney took notice (despite the profanity).Katcy Stephan, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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Context: Vargas and other supervisors have faced escalating threats and profanity from public commenters at board meetings, prompting them to consider changes to public meeting rules.Andrew Keatts, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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But Shelly will still go on about the crudity of newer shows in town, insisting that Razzle Dazzle has an elegant French tone.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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And, while its crudity is certainly purposeful, its sense of purpose can be elusive at times.Phillip Maciak, The New Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
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“Vulgarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulgarity. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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