Vulgarism
Pronunciation : Vul"gar*ism
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. vulgarisme.]
Definition : 1. Grossness; rudeness; vulgarity.
2. A vulgar phrase or expression. A fastidious taste will find offense in the occasional vulgarisms, or what we now call "slang," which not a few of our writers seem to have affected. Coleridge.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913