vulgar expressions
Words that offend
Vulgar expressions are words or phrases considered crude, coarse, or offensive—typically involving bodily functions, sex, or profanity.
The term covers everything from mild crudeness to outright obscenity: The comedian's act was full of vulgar expressions.
What counts as vulgar shifts with context; language acceptable among friends may be inappropriate in formal settings.
- cusswordTaboo term of frustration
- goddamnProfane intensifier expressing frustration
- son of a bitchVulgar term for scoundrel
- kiss my assDefiant, crude dismissal
- darnRepair by weaving
hell · crude · obscene · heck · dirty · trash-talk · oaths · swearing · bawdy · expletive · four-letter word · bloody · explicit · blasphemy · foul-mouthed · curse · lewd · frickin'
- Greek registers
vulgar expressionsformal language
Elevated, rule-governed expression
formal speech · elevated language · official language · technical terminology · legalese
vulgar expressionspolite expressions
Courteous verbal formulas
refined language · euphemisms · civil discourse · clean language · diplomatic language
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