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 ...

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 ]

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 ...