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as in rudeness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
our cousins' general vulgarity and poor manners irritate my mother
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as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
the pointless vulgarity of the joke disgusted her
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For a filmmaker who’s known for trading on vulgarity, Smith’s writing style translates shockingly well to children.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
In the aftermath of POTUS’ vulgarity, Jean sets out to handle the press.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024
La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera, Italy's largest circulation dailies, both quoted the pope as using an Italian vulgarity when saying the country's seminaries, or priesthood colleges, were already full of homosexuals.
—Alvise Armellini, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
There is an onslaught of F-bombs from start to finish, plus every other vulgarity in between.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
In the aftermath of POTUS’ vulgarity, Jean sets out to handle the press.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024
La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera, Italy's largest circulation dailies, both quoted the pope as using an Italian vulgarity when saying the country's seminaries, or priesthood colleges, were already full of homosexuals.
—Alvise Armellini, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
There is an onslaught of F-bombs from start to finish, plus every other vulgarity in between.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
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Dislikes include rudeness, evil symbiotes and sonic blasts.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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From Grandmother’s point of view, what is that but flagrant rudeness, deserving to be defied?Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
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The unauthorized 43-foot nude statue of Donald Trump in a Philadelphia park has been condemned by the city's Republican Party leader, who has filed an obscenity report with the police.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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South Korea’s obscenity laws severely restricted explicit content, making the magazine less distinctive compared to other fashion and lifestyle publications.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Scheuer is also being accused of changing menu prices, adding profanity to menus, attempting to disable certain accounts and locking 14 employees out of their accounts over a period of three months.Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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According to federal prosecutors, Arthur Ray Hanson II, 63, of Huntsville, Alabama, left voicemails laced with profanity and racial slurs for Willis and Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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And, while its crudity is certainly purposeful, its sense of purpose can be elusive at times.Phillip Maciak, The New Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
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Although Günther Groissböck cleaned up better than the usual Ochs, his portrayal lacked nothing for crudity.Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
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“Vulgarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulgarity. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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