English dictionary
vulgar
nounPronunciation
/ˈvʌl.ɡə/
/ˈvʌl.ɡɚ/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- (classicism) A common, ordinary person.
- (collective) The common people.
- The vernacular tongue or common language of a country.
adjective
- Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.
- (classical sense) Having to do with ordinary, common people.
- Common, usual; of the typical kind.
Example sentences
The construction worker made a vulgar suggestion to the girls walking down the street.