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How to pronounce naughty in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms blue, gamey, gamy, juicy, racy, risque, spicy


a naughty wink.
naughty words.
Type Words
Derivation naughtiness


a naughty boy.

Examples of naughty

naughty
Not to figure out who was naughty or nice, but who is nicked-up and needing ice.
From the fresnobee.com
We may get them to stand in the naughty corner over the weekend as a punishment.
From the independent.co.uk
I've been a bit naughty but I started a new job so you're allowed to splash out.
From the express.co.uk
Naughty pets also like to chew electrical cords or even topple a decorated tree.
From the post-gazette.com
I suspect even more teenagers would buy Frappucinos that looked faintly naughty.
From the economist.com
No, its the one about those naughty left-footers poaching the bums on our seats.
From the scienceblogs.com
Using that would be very naughty if there wasn't my adjunct standing in the way.
From the iftomm2003.com
In Gambit, the naughty little boy in everybody should have the time of his life.
From the time.com
I can do angry when Maddox is being naughty, but I want him to see me smile too.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
More examples
  • Blue: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
  • Badly behaved; "a naughty boy"
  • (naughtily) badly: in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room"
  • Naughty is the second solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1980.
  • (Naughties) File:2000s decade montage3.png|From left, clockwise: The World Trade Center towers, in the wake of the September 11 attacks; the Euro enters into European currency in 2002; a statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq; troops heading toward an army ...
  • Bad; tending to misbehave or act badly; risque: flirting with impropriety and/or bad taste; morally dubious, especially sexually suggestive, usually in a mild way; evil, wicked, morally vicious; bad, worthless, good for nothing
  • One of many Australian terms for having sex.
  • Adj (bad) malbon(et)a, (doesn't behave) malobeemaKr, (doing pranks) petolaJW
  • When I was young, my granny called me Naughty Auty. I can't imagine why.