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adjective raun·chy \ˈrȯn-chē, ˈrän-\

: dealing with or suggesting sex in a way that is somewhat shocking

: very dirty, smelly, etc.

raun·chi·erraun·chi·est

Full Definition of RAUNCHY

1

:  slovenly, dirty <a raunchy panhandler>; also :  very smelly <raunchy sneakers>

2

:  obscene, smutty <raunchy jokes>

— raun·chi·ly \ˈrȯn-chə-lē, ˈrän-\ adverb

— raun·chi·ness \-chē-nəs\ noun

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Examples of RAUNCHY

1. <inappropriately used office e-mail for an exchange of raunchy jokes>

Origin of RAUNCHY

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1939

Related to RAUNCHY

Synonyms

bawdy, blue, coarse, crude, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, gutter, impure, indecent, lascivious, lewd, locker-room, nasty, pornographic, porny, profane, obscene, ribald, smutty, stag, trashy, unprintable, vulgar, wanton, X-rated

Antonyms

clean, decent, G-rated, nonobscene, wholesome

Related Words

broad, coarse-grained, gamy (or gamey), off, off-color (or off-colored), racy, risqué, salacious, salty, suggestive; barnyard, earthy, scatological; immodest, indecorous, indelicate, low, unbecoming; depraved, kinky, louche, naughty, perverse, perverted, wicked; exceptionable, objectionable, unacceptable, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome; abhorrent, debasing, disgusting, loathsome, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting; distasteful, obnoxious, unpleasant; blamable, blameworthy, censurable, reprehensible; atrocious, infamous; abusive, scurrilous; hard-core, soft, soft-core

Near Antonyms

priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, staid, straitlaced (or straightlaced), Victorian; correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly; innocuous, inoffensive; acceptable, agreeable, desirable, pleasant, pleasing, welcome; appropriate, becoming, fit, meet, suitable; immaculate, perfect, pure, spotless, virginal; approved, endorsed (also indorsed), sanctioned

Rhymes with RAUNCHY

paunchy