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• vulgar — vul•gar [[t]ˈvʌl gər[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation[/ex] 2) indecent; obscene; lewd: a vulgar gesture[/ex] 3) lacking in refinement; crude; coarse; boorish 4) of, pertaining to, or …   From formal English to slang

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