vulgarians

noun

plural of vulgarian
as in loudmouths

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulgarians
  1. boors
  2. barbarians
  3. swine
  4. scumbags
  5. reptiles
  6. vermin
  7. schmucks
  8. skunks
Noun
  • We’d be laughed at and called ignorant boors!
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Definition of boors
Noun
  • The world drew heavily from the paintings of fantasy illustrator Frank Frazetta, who depicted scenes of barbarians and beasts in conflict, of pulp fiction heroes, femme fatales, and fierce warrior women.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 June 2026
  • To an outsider, the scene may spark a certain Schadenfreude, like an army of tiny barbarians sacking Rome.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of barbarians
Noun
  • Filming the sequence where Circe lures the soldiers to her cabin, drugs them and then transforms them into swine using her bare hands was a thrill.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • Nolan confirmed in his TIME interview that Samantha Morton had been cast as Circe, a goddess Odysseus and his soldiers meet on their journey home, who can transform men into swine.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of swine
Noun
  • Matt Lucas and Marina Prior’s Thénardiers are boisterous and charming — more amiable sleazes than menacing scumbags, if that tracks.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • Ninety-nine percent of politicians are scumbags.
    — Tony Dokoupil, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Definition of scumbags
Noun
  • Petsense offers pet toys and food, grooming supplies, and a small assortment of rodents, reptiles, and fish.
    — Gabe Hauari, Florida Times-Union, 30 July 2026
  • Head to the Southeast Reptile Expo to see a wide variety of reptiles, amphibians and other exotic pets, buy supplies for them and learn about caring for them responsibly.
    — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of reptiles
Noun
  • Residents have been complaining loudly about impacts from the fire, most notably citing issues such as noxious odors, vermin, flies and rodents.
    — Tom Bray, Daily News, 14 July 2026
  • This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of vermin
Noun
  • The reptile guys are all just a bunch of normal schmucks looking to go find snakes.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of schmucks
Noun
  • Rabies is more common in bats and skunks, who occasionally transfer the deadly infection to pets.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • Now the skunk is saying somebody else stinks, though the smell does lead to Infantino and this FFE plan.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of skunks
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