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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of raunch1

1960–65, Americanism; back formation from raunchy
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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).

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

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

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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