The national or vernacular language of a people (used typically to contrast such a language with Latin).
〈旧〉（一个民族的）本族语；本土语（多与拉丁语相对）
Example sentencesExamples
Happy birthday to one of Ireland's greatest comic writers - Brian Ó Nualláin, or Brian Nolan in the vulgar tongue.
And as we've heard, he was opposed not just on political grounds, but also on the grounds that a vulgar tongue like the modern English of the day, couldn't possibly convey the Word of God with the right sort of beauty or dignity.
Definition of vulgar tongue in US English:
vulgar tongue
noun
the vulgar tonguedated
The national or vernacular language of a people (used typically to contrast such a language with Latin).
〈旧〉（一个民族的）本族语；本土语（多与拉丁语相对）
Example sentencesExamples
And as we've heard, he was opposed not just on political grounds, but also on the grounds that a vulgar tongue like the modern English of the day, couldn't possibly convey the Word of God with the right sort of beauty or dignity.
Happy birthday to one of Ireland's greatest comic writers - Brian Ó Nualláin, or Brian Nolan in the vulgar tongue.