Short
Short adjective - Being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner.
Usage example: I didn't mean to be so short with you by responding to your request with a snippy “I'm busy!”
Vulgar and short are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vulgar" instead an adjective "Short".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Vulgar Humor: The Chaykin miniseries is pretty much non-stop sex jokes, stopping just short of full frontal.
Source: Comic Book / Angel and the Ape -
The short also crossed the line much farther and was much more vulgar than its current incarnation.
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Popo (Baby talk for "poto" and/or "popo", butt and poop respectively) or Pichu (short for "pichula", very vulgar expression also meaning penis) doesn't go unnoticed by dirty minds over there.
Source: Cross-Cultural Kerfluffle
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