as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste
a loudmouthed jerk given to rude jokes and crass comments
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Recent Examples of crass
He’s been accused of misogyny, thanks to his occasionally crass and combative online takes.
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Truth to tell, the humor here is frequently at a pretty crass level that might induce mere eye-rolls if less deftly handled.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
Gasteyer was as brash, crass and brutal in her humor as any of the guys, an equal match for Will Ferrell in any shouty sketch.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Some segments of the Democratic coalition would find Piker to be edgy, or crass, or even despicable.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Truth to tell, the humor here is frequently at a pretty crass level that might induce mere eye-rolls if less deftly handled.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
Gasteyer was as brash, crass and brutal in her humor as any of the guys, an equal match for Will Ferrell in any shouty sketch.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Some segments of the Democratic coalition would find Piker to be edgy, or crass, or even despicable.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crass
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The Europeans were enchanted by the expressive fluency that the New York critics had considered vulgar.—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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The chief spoke at the LAPD’s Police Commission weekly meeting Tuesday, a day after news broke that officers from the department’s recruitment and employment division had been unknowingly recorded making vulgar comments, including while talking about police applicants.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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My question: Was there any way to have prevented this rude woman from stealing away all of my guests? GENTLE READER: Counter-questions: Did the boss and his wife drop the guests off before the emergency furniture move?—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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Since then, the stepmother has proved to be mean and rude on multiple occasions, the bride wrote.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The spill killed 11 people and injured 17 others as 210 million gallons of crude oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico (recently renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America) for a total of 87 days.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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But recently the price of Russian crude oil, called Urals, has dipped close to $50 per barrel.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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Hen of the Woods Sandwich from Dad’s Luncheonette 1 tablespoon coriander seeds 1 tablespoon fennel seeds 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt DIRECTIONS: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.—
Kate Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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TikTok clued us into the power of shaving your body—mainly your she-shrubbery—using what is technically a beard trimmer, because it's designed explicitly to motor through coarse hair.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
27 Mar. 2025
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There are common patterns like the seven-year itch or the post-empty-nest unraveling, but none of those would be fixed by a contract renewal.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Atrial fibrillation is a common type of irregular heart rhythm, and leaving it untreated can lead to a stroke.—
Eloy Geenjaar,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Crass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crass. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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