raunch

raunch

noun \ˈrȯnch, ˈränch\

: something that deals with or relates to sex in usually a shocking or offensive way

Full Definition of RAUNCH

:  vulgarity, lewdness

Examples of RAUNCH

1. a movie full of raunch
2. <the sheer raunch of the movie earned it a NC-17 rating>

Origin of RAUNCH

back-formation from raunchy

First Known Use: 1964

Related to RAUNCH

Synonyms

bawdiness, blueness, coarseness, crudeness, crudity, dirt, dirtiness, filth, filthiness, foulness, grossness, impureness, impurity, indecency, lasciviousness, lewdness, nastiness, profanity, obscenity, raunchiness, ribaldry, smut, smuttiness, vulgarity, wantonness

Related Words

broadness, earthiness, gaminess, raciness, saltiness, suggestiveness; immodesty, indecorousness, indelicacy, indelicateness, lowness, unbecomingness; lechery; depravedness, depravity, kinkiness, naughtiness, perverseness, perversion, perversity, pervertedness, wickedness; exceptionability, objectionableness, unacceptability, undesirability; reprehensibility, reprehensibleness; abusiveness, scurrilousness; atrociousness, atrocity, infamy, loathsomeness, offensiveness, repellency, repugnance, repulsiveness; distastefulness, obnoxiousness, unpleasantness

Near Antonyms

priggery, priggishness, primness, prudery, prudishness, puritanism; correctness, decency, decorousness, decorum, seemliness; appropriateness, fitness, suitability, suitableness; immaculateness, perfection, purity, spotlessness

Rhymes with RAUNCH

conch, craunch, paunch, stanch