the quality of lacking taste and refinement
Used in a Sentence
raunch
How to use raunch in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for raunch.
Editorial note
Among friends, I make and laugh at raunchy jokes.
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Quick take
the quality of lacking taste and refinement
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for raunch.
noun
the quality of lacking taste and refinement
See also: coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism
Example sentences
Among friends, I make and laugh at raunchy jokes.
Electric guitar 12 bar power chord blues with amp set on raunch or viola aiming for tones of delicate beauty, depending on mood.
Specifically, the cultural backdrop to the statement is that we[1] have a recent tradition of using the transition from "pure, sweet good-girl teen" to "raunchy, sexualised young woman" as a kind of marketing event for female pop stars who began their careers as teenage TV stars.
Perhaps the presentation of female sexuality as being about raunch and nudity is catering to male fantasies and is thus bad. Perhaps the problem lies with the excessively "pure" image that teenage female entertainers need to maintain in order to be deemed "family-friendly".Personally, I interpreted the comment in the article as being one about the exaggerated nature of the image change that stars like Miley Cyrus go through once they hit the age of consent.
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How do you use raunch in a sentence?
Among friends, I make and laugh at raunchy jokes.
What does raunch mean?
the quality of lacking taste and refinement
What part of speech is raunch?
raunch is commonly used as noun.