raunchy

[ rawn-chee, rahn- ]

adjective

, Informal.

, raun·chi·er, raun·chi·est.

1. vulgar or smutty; crude; earthy; obscene:

   a raunchy joke.

2. dirty; slovenly; grubby.
3. lecherous.

raunchy

/ ˈrɔːntʃɪ /

adjective

1. openly sexual; lusty; earthy
2. slovenly or untidy

Derived Forms

• ˈraunchily, adverb
• ˈraunchiness, noun

Other Words From

• raunchi·ly adverb
• raunchi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of raunchy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of raunchy¹

C20: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Plus, Harlem comes from Girls Trip writer Tracy Oliver, so you know it delivers raunchy, laugh-out-loud comic set pieces and characters that pop off the screen.

From Time

That might be sad for some fans who wanted to see Hardy’s manic iteration of Brock and his raunchy, brain-eating symbiote finally come face to face with Holland’s Peter Parker.

From Vox

The fish-out-of-water circumstances are used as a prism to examine sensitive topics ranging from gun violence to sexuality and gender identity with a healthy dose of real, raunchy comedy.

From Essence.com

I’ll never know what made it so excitingTo be so raunchy and risque.

From Washington Post

It was fearless and raunchy and fun and ridiculous and weird and feminist and powerful.

From The Daily Beast

For such songs, she pairs raunchy lyrics with vivid imagery.

From The Daily Beast

But she gave that all up to focus on her own art—her raunchy, thought-provoking rap lyrics.

From The Daily Beast

Miley Cyrus morphed from cherub-faced Disney tween into raunchy twerker.

From The Daily Beast

And that, in the end, is why this great raucous, raunchy, wonderfully readable novel is, really, quite unforgettable.

From The Daily Beast