earthy and sexually explicit; "a raunchy novel"
Used in a Sentence
raunchy
How to use raunchy in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for raunchy.
Editorial note
Among friends, I make and laugh at raunchy jokes.
Examples10
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
earthy and sexually explicit; "a raunchy novel"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of raunchy gathered in one view.
suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for raunchy.
adjective
earthy and sexually explicit; "a raunchy novel"
adjective
suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"
adjective
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
Example sentences
Among friends, I make and laugh at raunchy jokes.
There are some pretty raunchy apps on the app store - did you see I'd Cap That last summer?
I don't care about a slimy persona or raunchy brands.
Take over a Muslim's account and post raunchy items on it and that person might end up dead.
The owner could easily throw up some raunchy content, which would make for a weird experience when it comes to discussions like this one.
I got on their extremely raunchy, six-email-a-day mailing list without my consent and couldn't get off.
In the case of DNA's license suspension a few years back they found some allegedly-too-raunchy patron behavior at a gay event.
When you have content filter off in the settings, usually a few clicks through groups, user profiles or favorites would lead you to explicit content and from there to really raunchy stuff.
> There's been plenty of outrage to go around: Some parents are angry to see teens criminalized for simply being sexual, while others find the raunchy shots pornographic, another blinking neon sign of moral decay in a "Girls Gone Wild" era.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use raunchy in a sentence?
Among friends, I make and laugh at raunchy jokes.
What does raunchy mean?
earthy and sexually explicit; "a raunchy novel"
What part of speech is raunchy?
raunchy is commonly used as adjective.