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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…
The meaning of RAUNCHY is slovenly, dirty; also : very smelly. How to use raunchy 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.
Raunchy definition: vulgar or smutty; crude; earthy; obscene. See examples of RAUNCHY used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of 'raunchy' Word Frequency. raunchy. (rɔːntʃi ) Word forms: comparative raunchier , superlative 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.
Definition of raunchy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
raunchy meaning, definition, what is raunchy: intended to be sexually exciting, in a w...: Learn more.
adjective. raunchier, raunchiest. Of poor quality, appearance, etc.; dirty, cheap, sloppy, etc. Webster's New World. Obscene, lewd, or vulgar. A raunchy joke. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Frankly and crudely sexual in content or tone; earthy, risqué, etc. Webster's New World. Grimy; unkempt. A raunchy closet full of dirty socks.
