Definition of bawdy
bawdier
;bawdiest
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Examples of bawdy in a Sentence
a bawdy film that is not appropriate for children
a bawdy comment about someone you work with could get you fired
Recent Examples of bawdy from the Web
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The hair was spiky, the tans were overdone, and the Ron-Ron juice was dangerously overflowing—these were the glory days of MTV’s bawdy social experiment known as the Jersey Shore.
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The hair was spiky, the tans were overdone, and the Ron-Ron juice was dangerously overflowing—these were the glory days of MTV’s bawdy social experiment known as the Jersey Shore.
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The Little Hours Is an Alt-Comedy Gone Medieval—David Sims watches Jeff Baena’s new film, which juxtaposes foul-mouthed 21st-century humor with bawdy tales from the Middle Ages.
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But this being 2017 and all, a screenshot of the bawdy tweet lives on.
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The comedy in this production is carried primarily by two characters: Pompey (David Coffee), a laborer whose many jobs include being a bartender at a bawdy house, and Lucio (Garret Storms), a goofy and loquacious friend of Claudio.
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On Tuesday nights, the character performs a bawdy show called Twisted Sisters Bingo at Hamburger Mary’s restaurant and bar in downtown Orlando.
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Dame Helen Mirren cheered the Tulane University Class of 2017 with a speech that was funny, sometimes bawdy and always heartfelt Saturday (May 20) at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
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There are unfilled potholes in this journey to a father-and-son reunion, but there’s poignant and bawdy fun to be had, too.
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Origin and Etymology of bawdy
Recent Examples of bawdy from the Web
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Arianda must switch back and forth from playing a bawdy, swearing wannabe actress to a 19th-century seductress, pull off a British accent and hold her own against Broadway charmer Hugh Dancy.
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Origin and Etymology of bawdy
probably from 1bawdy
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playDefinition of bawdy for English Language Learners
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: dealing with sex in a way that is meant to be funny
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