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raunchy

[ rawn-chee, rahn- ]

adjective

, Informal.
, raun·chi·er, raun·chi·est.
  1. vulgar or smutty; crude; earthy; obscene:

    a raunchy joke.

  2. dirty; slovenly; grubby.


raunchy

/ ˈrɔːntʃɪ /

adjective

  1. openly sexual; lusty; earthy
  2. slovenly or untidy


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Derived Forms

  • ˈraunchily, adverb
  • ˈraunchiness, noun

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Other Words From

  • raunchi·ly adverb
  • raunchi·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of raunchy1

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; origin uncertain

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Word History and Origins

Origin of raunchy1

C20: of unknown origin

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Example Sentences

Plus, Harlem comes from Girls Trip writer Tracy Oliver, so you know it delivers raunchy, laugh-out-loud comic set pieces and characters that pop off the screen.

From Time

That might be sad for some fans who wanted to see Hardy’s manic iteration of Brock and his raunchy, brain-eating symbiote finally come face to face with Holland’s Peter Parker.

From Vox

The fish-out-of-water circumstances are used as a prism to examine sensitive topics ranging from gun violence to sexuality and gender identity with a healthy dose of real, raunchy comedy.

I’ll never know what made it so excitingTo be so raunchy and risque.

It was fearless and raunchy and fun and ridiculous and weird and feminist and powerful.

For such songs, she pairs raunchy lyrics with vivid imagery.

But she gave that all up to focus on her own art—her raunchy, thought-provoking rap lyrics.

Miley Cyrus morphed from cherub-faced Disney tween into raunchy twerker.

And that, in the end, is why this great raucous, raunchy, wonderfully readable novel is, really, quite unforgettable.

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