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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
Miss Manners is relieved not to be asked what to do about that vulgarity.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulgarity
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Even Sam, who hated conflict with a passion and preferred to let rudeness roll off her like water off the back of a duck, had a breaking point.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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According to a LinkedIn article by Yves Laurent Khoury, public rudeness has become increasingly common, especially in high-stress environments like customer service or public spaces.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The house, formerly inhabited by Russian soldiers, exhibited the obscenities of forceful dispossession.—
C.J. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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Naked Lunch was banned in Boston and Los Angeles under obscenity statutes.—
Ira Silverberg,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2024
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One study, published in 2014 by other researchers in the field, found that curse words on Twitter, now known as X, appeared in 7.7 percent of posts, with profanity representing about 1 in every 10 words on the platform.—
Matt Richtel,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Animal Noises The original poster (OP) explained that the group of seven young diners was rowdy, using excessive profanity and making animal noises while ordering the most expensive entrees and desserts.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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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 21 Feb. 2025.
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