vulgar UK /ˈvʌl.ɡə/US /ˈvʌl.ɡɚ/adjective 4noun 3forms 5 adjective4 •(disapproving) Debased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.vulgar wordsvulgar and highly distressing scenes •Common, usual; of the typical kind. •Being a vulgar fraction.A fraction is vulgar if it has one integer divided by another integer, as long as the integer that's doing the dividing isn't equal to zero. — 2022 •(disapproving, historical) Having to do with ordinary, common people.It might be more useful to the English reader […] to write in our vulgar language. — 1661 noun3 •The common people. •(offensive, historical) A common, ordinary person. •The language of a people, especially the commoners. formsvulgars · more vulgar · vulgarer · most vulgar · vulgarest