Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Vulgar: Relating to or characterized by a lack of sophistication, good taste, or refinement; coarse, crude, or offensive, often in a way associated with the lower classes or common people.
   • Commonplace / Lowbrow: Lacking in intellectual or aesthetic value; ordinary in a crude or unsophisticated way.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Lời nói của anh ta thật dung tục. (His speech is truly vulgar.)
  • Đó là một trò đùa dung tục và thiếu tế nhị. (That was a vulgar and insensitive joke.)
  • Họ không thích những thú vui dung tục. (They do not like vulgar pleasures.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can describe not just language or behavior, but also art, literature, or tastes considered to be in poor taste or appealing to base instincts.
  • Một số nhà phê bình cho rằng bộ phim đó mang tính chất dung tục. (Some critics argue that film has a vulgar character.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thô tục (adj): Often used interchangeably with "dung tục," but can sometimes imply a stronger sense of being crude, rude, or obscene.
  • Anh ta bị phạt vì hành vi thô tục nơi công cộng. (He was fined for obscene behavior in public.)

Synonyms

• Vulgar: Lacking sophistication or good taste.
• Crude: Offensively coarse or rude.
• Unrefined: Not elegant or cultured.
• Coarse: Rough or harsh in manner or substance.

Related Idioms

• Chuyện dung tục: Vulgar/coarse matters; referring to topics or gossip that are considered crude or in poor taste.
  • Đừng bàn đến mấy chuyện dung tục ấy. (Don't discuss those vulgar matters.)

1. Vulgar