raunchy

adjective

raun·​chy ˈrȯn-chē 

ˈrän-

raunchier; raunchiest

1

: slovenly, dirty

a raunchy panhandler

also : very smelly

raunchy sneakers

2

: obscene, smutty

raunchy jokes

raunchily

ˈrȯn-chə-lē 

ˈrän-

adverb

raunchiness

ˈrȯn-chē-nəs 

ˈrän-

noun

Synonyms

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

Examples of raunchy in a Sentence

inappropriately used office e-mail for an exchange of raunchy jokes

Recent Examples on the Web

Following competitive bidding, A24 has landed rights to an untitled raunchy teen comedy spec from writer Morgan Lehmann, with Fruit Tree on board to produce. —Justin Kroll, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025

How 'American Pie' 'Helped' Her Dating Life Coolidge — who played Stifler’s mom Jeanine Stifler in 1999's raunchy comedy American Pie — recalled being underwhelmed by the dating pool before landing her role on The White Lotus. —Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025

The raunchy yet romantic track invites Jhené Aiko, who purifies the air and floats above with her celestial vocals while Durk taps into his more melodic side. —Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2025

No one who has spent much time on X or other similar networks should be surprised by such raunchy commentary by or about our fellow humans. —Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for raunchy

• bronchi
• bianchi