as in pornographic
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
inappropriately used office e-mail for an exchange of raunchy jokes
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Recent Examples of raunchy
The episode starts with the Boys paying their respects to Frenchie (Tomer Capone), who left a raunchy last will and testament behind for his friends.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Chaucer, who wrote in Middle English, was famously raunchy, and this fart has been rumbling since the fourteenth century.
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Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
Parker teased that the movie is raunchier than Lopez’s past romantic comedies, which include Maid in Manhattan, The Wedding Plannerand Monster-in-Law.
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Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
Or maybe Elliott is just cracking a raunchy joke?
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New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for raunchy
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Chaucer, who wrote in Middle English, was famously raunchy, and this fart has been rumbling since the fourteenth century.
—
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
Parker teased that the movie is raunchier than Lopez’s past romantic comedies, which include Maid in Manhattan, The Wedding Plannerand Monster-in-Law.
—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
Or maybe Elliott is just cracking a raunchy joke?
—
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for raunchy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raunchy
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Gibson asked for pornographic images of the minor, and sent photos of himself, according to court documents.
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While Washington drags its feet, kids across the nation are being exposed to vile, pornographic images and ads with no meaningful safeguards to prevent it.
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Counterculture Yippies would turn up at a 1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears show at Madison Square Garden, carrying obscene banners outside and dumping manure by the front gate.
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Yippies would turn up at a 1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears show at Madison Square Garden, carrying obscene banners outside and dumping manure by the front gate.
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Others were removed early on for vulgar or inappropriate comments, according to a PGA Tour source with knowledge of the events, with five spectators in total ejected from the tournament with six holes to go.
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In recent years, Trae Young has repeatedly tormented the Knicks at the famed Madison Square Garden, turning clutch shots and postgame showmanship into vulgar chants from New York fans.
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Including some rather nasty, big corpo bullies who enlist specialist teams to hunt down clues, and other players, too.
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Betty Kovacs, the eldest daughter of comedian Ernie Kovacs who with her sister Kippie and stepmother, actress-singer Edie Adams, was at the center of a nasty custody battle that kept Hollywood riveted in 1962, has died.
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Most notably, though, is its easy-to-clean material, which one flight attendant appreciates when up against dirty baggage claims and surprise spills.
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Crafted with Grey Goose vodka and Carpano Dry Vermouth, the cocktail is prepared to each guest’s preference—whether dry, dirty, extra dirty, shaken or stirred—from the restaurant’s signature martini cart.
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Human remains were found in the chimney of a public school in Queens, New York, on Tuesday morning while officials were investigating a foul odor, according to police.
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While some of the Dutch pleaded for a foul, Gakpo raced in to score on the rebound.
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Margera tried to soothe the pain by submerging his fresh brand in a tub of filthy farm water, which resulted in a life-threatening staph infection that landed him in the hospital.
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Outside the Lineage warehouse Thursday morning, the smell of heavy smoke was already being replaced with that of spoiling food and filthy water.
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“Raunchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raunchy. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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