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- Dictionaryraunchy/ˈrɔːn(t)ʃi/
adjective
- 1. energetically earthy and sexually explicit: "his raunchy new novel"
- 2. shabby or grubby: US "the restaurant's style is raunchy and the sanitation chancy"
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rude or offensive because of showing or talking about sex in an obvious way: raunchy language / humor. (Definition of raunchy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of raunchy? Translations of raunchy. in Chinese (Traditional) 色情的,淫穢的,下流的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 色情的,淫秽的,下流的…
- English (US)
RAUNCHY meaning: 1. connected with sex in a very clear and...
- Znaczenie Raunchy, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
raunchy definicja: 1. connected with sex in a very clear and...
- Raunchy in Traditional Chinese
RAUNCHY translate: 色情的,淫穢的,下流的. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Raucously
RAUCOUSLY definition: 1. in a loud and energetic way: 2. in...
- Raunchy in Simplified Chinese
RAUNCHY translate: 色情的,淫秽的,下流的. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Ravaging
RAVAGING definition: 1. present participle of ravage 2. to...
- English (US)
The meaning of RAUNCHY is slovenly, dirty; also : very smelly. How to use raunchy in a sentence.
Raunchy definition: vulgar or smutty; crude; earthy; obscene. See examples of RAUNCHY used in a sentence.
Something raunchy is dirty in one sense or another: it's either literally covered in dirt or suggesting dirty sexual situations. Raunchy started off as Army Air Corps slang for something sloppy in 1939. But by the 60's the word had grown to imply another kind of dirtiness: the vulgar, sexual kind.
Definition of 'raunchy' raunchy. (rɔːntʃi ) Word forms: raunchier , raunchiest. adjective. Someone or something that is raunchy is sexually exciting. [informal] ...her raunchy new movie. ...bands playing slow raunchy dance tunes. Synonyms: sexy, sexual, steamy [informal], earthy More Synonyms of raunchy.
raun·chy. (rôn′chē, rän′-) adj. raun·chi·er, raun·chi·est Slang. 1. Obscene, lewd, or vulgar: a raunchy joke. 2. Grimy; unkempt: a raunchy closet full of dirty socks. 3. Uninhibited.
The earliest known use of the adjective raunchy is in the 1930s. OED's earliest evidence for raunchy is from 1937, in the writing of B. Lay. raunchy is of unknown origin.