raunchier; raunchiest
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Examples of raunchy in a Sentence
inappropriately used office e-mail for an exchange of raunchy jokes
Recent Examples on the Web
The actor is returning to television for the series spinoff of the raunchy animated film Sausage Party.
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Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
And, yes, the songs are still unbelievably catchy (and even more raunchy).
—James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2023
The book, a National Book Award winner regarded both as maybe Roth’s greatest novel and his black sheep, is certainly his raunchiest and most transgressive.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
Or seeing McClarnon’s Big and Jana Schmieding’s Bev getting to play out the raunchy and hilarious burgeoning love story between them.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2023
Do’s approach to reviving the brand is noticeably different and less raunchy.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Sep. 2023
She’s joined in the raunchy fun by Billy Porter’s character Ocean, who leads the school’s choir into song about the dreadful years ahead.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2023
In April, Sweeney and Powell made an appearance at CinemaCon and stunned audiences with raunchy first footage.
—Charna Flam, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
In actuality, these requirements are just the two men trading verses that paint some of their raunchiest and most explicit fantasies.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2023
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Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
And, yes, the songs are still unbelievably catchy (and even more raunchy).
—James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2023
The book, a National Book Award winner regarded both as maybe Roth’s greatest novel and his black sheep, is certainly his raunchiest and most transgressive.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
Or seeing McClarnon’s Big and Jana Schmieding’s Bev getting to play out the raunchy and hilarious burgeoning love story between them.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2023
Do’s approach to reviving the brand is noticeably different and less raunchy.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Sep. 2023
She’s joined in the raunchy fun by Billy Porter’s character Ocean, who leads the school’s choir into song about the dreadful years ahead.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2023
In April, Sweeney and Powell made an appearance at CinemaCon and stunned audiences with raunchy first footage.
—Charna Flam, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
In actuality, these requirements are just the two men trading verses that paint some of their raunchiest and most explicit fantasies.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Raunchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raunchy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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