'Vulgarism' definitions:

Definition of 'vulgarism'

From: WordNet
noun
An offensive or indecent word or phrase [syn: obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty word]
noun
The quality of lacking taste and refinement [syn: coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunch]

Definition of 'Vulgarism'

From: GCIDE
  • Vulgarism \Vul"gar*ism\, n. [Cf. F. vulgarisme.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Grossness; rudeness; vulgarity. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A vulgar phrase or expression. [1913 Webster]
  • A fastidious taste will find offense in the occasional vulgarisms, or what we now call "slang," which not a few of our writers seem to have affected. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'vulgarism'

From: Moby Thesaurus