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vulgar

/ˈvʌl.ɡə/
noun
  1. (classicism) A common, ordinary person.

  2. (collective) The common people.

  3. The vernacular tongue or common language of a country.

adjective
  1. Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.

    "The construction worker made a vulgar suggestion to the girls walking down the street."

  2. (classical sense) Having to do with ordinary, common people.

  3. Common, usual; of the typical kind.

Synonymsdebased, ignoble, inappropriate, mean, obscene, offensive

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