raunchier; raunchiest
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inappropriately used office e-mail for an exchange of raunchy jokes
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Key Background Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally made headlines for the raunchy jokes and extreme comments made by some of the nearly 30 speakers who took the stage before Trump—though Hinchcliffe’s comment about Puerto Rico, and another joke about Latinos, received the most criticism.
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Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Kill Tony, Hinchcliffe’s comedy show with nearly 2 million YouTube subscribers, often features new and established comedians making raunchy jokes and has drawn criticism by many listeners for being racist and sexist.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
The sources of those comments were raunchy comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, TV personality Dr. Phil, Trump advisor Stephen Miller, Fox personality and Trump-whisperer Sean Hannity, longtime Trump friend David Rem, and Trump himself.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
Likewise, Tommy Dorfman, doubling as the Nurse and Tybalt—Juliet’s raunchy nanny and her violent cousin—seems more invested in showing off her outfits than in crafting two distinctive, compelling human beings.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Kill Tony, Hinchcliffe’s comedy show with nearly 2 million YouTube subscribers, often features new and established comedians making raunchy jokes and has drawn criticism by many listeners for being racist and sexist.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
The sources of those comments were raunchy comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, TV personality Dr. Phil, Trump advisor Stephen Miller, Fox personality and Trump-whisperer Sean Hannity, longtime Trump friend David Rem, and Trump himself.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
Likewise, Tommy Dorfman, doubling as the Nurse and Tybalt—Juliet’s raunchy nanny and her violent cousin—seems more invested in showing off her outfits than in crafting two distinctive, compelling human beings.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Raunchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raunchy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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