Vulgarism
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For swear words, see profanity. For that which disgusts, see obscenity. For the Protest the Hero album, see Scurrilous.
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A vulgarism (from Latin vulgus, the "mean folk"), also called scurrility, is a colloquialism of an unpleasant action or unrefined character, which substitutes a coarse, indecorous word where the context might lead the reader to expect a more refined expression.
