raunch

[ rawnch, rahnch ]

noun

, Informal.

1. smuttiness or vulgarity; crudeness; obscenity:

   porno magazines and other purveyors of raunch.

2. slovenliness; grubbiness.
3. an earthy, raw musical style derived from blues and gospel:

   a singer who can go easily from raunch to rock.

raunch

/ rɔːntʃ /

noun

1. lack of polish or refinement; crudeness
2. slovenliness or untidiness

Word History and Origins

Origin of raunch¹

1960–65, Americanism; back formation from raunchy

Example Sentences

Or to follow up a raunch-com like The Sweetest Thing with a role in a Martin Scorsese epic (The Gangs of New York).

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After being conditioned to expect raunch like that, Alptraum said, “there are certain expectations.”

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Peter Lauria reports that executives want both scripted raunch and earnest programs like World of Jenks.

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Stanley Crouch on the lacy French Open outfit that rocked the tennis world—and the culture of raunch it came out of.

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