raunchy

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(rôn'chē, rän'-) pronunciation
adj. Slang, -chi·er, -chi·est.
    1. Obscene, lewd, or vulgar: "[He] uses language so aggressively raunchy that he seems to be insisting his choice of vocabulary, at least, is no sin" (Wall Street Journal).
    2. Sexually explicit.
    3. Exhibiting lust.
  1. Grimy; unkempt: a raunchy closet full of dirty socks.

[Origin unknown.]

raunchily raun'chi·ly adv.
raunchiness raun'chi·ness n.

adjective
adjective

1:
Incompetent, sloppy; disreputable, grubby. (1939 —) .
D. E. Westlake I suddenly felt raunchy. Still in the same slacks I'd been wearing when this thing started (1965).

2:
Boisterous, earthy; sexually provocative, suggestive; also, bawdy, salacious. (1967 —) .
D. Anthony If you mean Couplings, I liked it....I happen to like raunchy films (1977).

[Origin unknown.]


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Raunchy may refer to:

Raunchy: obscene, lewd, or vulgar, sexually explicit. Example: Jim has a raunchy sense of humor. He's always cracking "thats what she said" jokes.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sjusket, grov, halvsjofel

Nederlands (Dutch)
wellustig, slonzig

Français (French)
adj. - torride (une chanson), salé (fam) (histoire), (US) paillard, (US) dégueulasse (fam)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vulgär

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άσεμνος, αισχρός

Italiano (Italian)
salace, piccante, eccitante, arrapante, osceno, puzzolente, sporco, sciatto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - obsceno

Русский (Russian)
вызывающий, соблазнительный, похотливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - picante, verde, sexy

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sjabbig, oanständig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不整洁的, 淫荡的, 不修边幅的, 猥亵的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不整潔的, 淫蕩的, 不修邊幅的, 猥褻的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지저분한, 엉성한, 누추한, 싸구려의 , 야비한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - だらしない, 下品な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شيئ مثير جنسيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שטוף-תאווה, מרושל, מוזנח‬


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Solid and Raunchy/Movin' (1988 Album by Bill Black Combo)
Bill Black's Combo Goes Big Band/More Solid & Raunchy (2001 Album by Bill Black's Combo)
Smokie/More Solid & Raunchy (1996 Album by Bill Black)
Out of Control (1995 Album by Crossfires)
Breaking All the Rules! (1988 Album by Dianne Davidson)