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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No one who has spent much time on X or other similar networks should be surprised by such raunchy commentary by or about our fellow humans. Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025 Or all those raunchy GoDaddy ads that everyone rolled their eyes at, but the company kept running, year after year. Matthew Pittman, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025 The Dare, who produced the raunchy dance track, was also onstage, making out with a dancer in a U.K. flag skirt. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025 Close wasn't the only one whose words were censored during the show; the telecast also cut out a portion of Seth Rogen's raunchy presentation with Catherine O'Hara. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for raunchy 

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

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 22 Feb. 2025.

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