(as a word gloss in dictionaries) Abbreviation of vulgar.

Abbreviation of Vulgate.

Abbreviation of vulgar.

Abbreviation of vulgarly.

(linguistics, historical) The Latin language as spoken by the Roman people, as opposed to Classical Latin as written in formal literature. Developed into Proto-Romance and descendant languages in the Early Middle Ages.

Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene. / (classical sense) Having to do with ordinary, common people. / (especially taxonomy) Common, usual; of the typical kind.

(classicism) A common, ordinary person. / (collective) The common people. / The vernacular tongue or common language of a country.

(grammar) A word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar. / A spelling, word, or phrase used in common speech that is considered improper or incorrect for formal communication.

(uncountable) The quality of being vulgar. / (countable) An offensive or obscene act or expression.

(archaic) Made common, published for common use, vulgarized. / (of a text, especially the Bible, not comparable) In or pertaining to the common version or edition.