raunchy

adjective

raun·​chy ˈrȯn-chē How to pronounce raunchy (audio)
ˈrän-
raunchier; raunchiest
1
: slovenly, dirty
a raunchy panhandler
also : very smelly
raunchy sneakers
2
: obscene, smutty
raunchy jokes
raunchily adverb
raunchiness noun

Examples of raunchy in a Sentence

inappropriately used office e-mail for an exchange of raunchy jokes
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Meanwhile, Saget, who died in 2022, was well-known for his raunchy standup routines. Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025 Brody plays a hot rabbi who falls for Bell’s raunchy gentile podcaster, but their relationship could be doomed by their cultural differences in season two. Tolly Wright, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025 And unlike the pop stars of the early aughts, who were very in-your-face with their raunchy personas, Sabrina has taken the whole thing with a sense of humor. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025 The pic is a raunchy, irreverent coming-of-age comedy directed by Richard Goldgewicht and written by Goldgewicht, Matt Hamilton, and Abe Frank. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for raunchy

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of raunchy was in 1937

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“Raunchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raunchy. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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