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How to pronounce raunchy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms lewd, obscene, salacious
Derivation raunch
Type Words
Synonyms begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy
Type Words


a raunchy novel.

Examples of raunchy

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You loved her because she had a raunchy laugh and didn't take herself seriously.
From the sfgate.com
The film has a cheeky, geeky sense of humor, but it's also raunchy and fearless.
From the freep.com
This raunchy piece of Judd Apatow-lite is a tart confection with a sweet center.
From the sltrib.com
All three stars had made their names in raunchy comedies produced by Judd Apatow.
From the time.com
The overweight character is inevitably the most comedic, raunchy and desperate.
From the dailymail.co.uk
A very funny, very raunchy comedy about a disastrous bachelor party in Las Vegas.
From the timesunion.com
The book is a witty, edgy, occasionally raunchy romp through pop culture diction.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The waves were tsunamic, the cheers too raunchy to print in a family newspaper.
From the newsobserver.com
It's a kind of romantic comedy hidden inside a raunchy, rollicking male comedy.
From the metro.co.uk
More examples
  • Earthy and sexually explicit; "a raunchy novel"
  • Lewd: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"
  • Begrimed: thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
  • Raunchy is a metal band from Denmark, formed in 1994. They have released four studio albums, and are currently signed to Lifeforce Records.
  • "Raunchy" is the name of an American rock and roll instrumental hit from 1957. It was recorded by Bill Justis and his band in Memphis, Tennessee, and co-written by Justis and Sid Manker.
  • Very low class; inferior; inadequate; With dishonorable, base and vulgar expression; Having socially unacceptable sexual behavior; Sexually seductive
  • Usually entertainment that is a little dirty, a little vulgar.
  • Messy or gross in some other way