Rudery

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Crudeness; the use of crude language. countable, uncountable, usually

    "1992, Jeremy Isaacs, quoted in John Hartley, Tele-ology: Studies in Television, page 67, But if people try to blow the transmitters by their rudery they are going to make life very difficult for themselves and for the Channel."

Example

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"1992, Jeremy Isaacs, quoted in John Hartley, Tele-ology: Studies in Television, page 67, But if people try to blow the transmitters by their rudery they are going to make life very difficult for themselves and for the Channel."

Etymology

From rude + -ry.

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