Obscene word or phrase

• The quality of lacking taste and refinement

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In the study of language and literary style , a vulgarism is an expression or usage considered non-standard or characteristic of uneducated speech or writing. In colloquial or lexical English, "vulgarism" or "vulgarity" may be synonymous with profanity ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context grammar English) A word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar. 2 A spelling, word, or phrase used in common speech that is considered improper or incorrect for formal communication.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vulgarism \Vul"gar*ism\, n. [Cf. F. vulgarisme.] Grossness; rudeness; vulgarity. A vulgar phrase or expression. A fastidious taste will find offense in the occasional vulgarisms, or what we now call ``slang,'' which not a few of our writers seem ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an offensive or indecent word or phrase [syn: obscenity , dirty word ] the quality of lacking taste and refinement [syn: coarseness , commonness , grossness , vulgarity , raunch ]