"raunchy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹɔːnt͡ʃi/, /ˈɹɑːnt͡ʃi/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-raunchy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: raunchier [comparative], raunchiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːntʃi, -ɑːntʃi Etymology: Of unknown etymology. Originally U.S. Army Air Corps slang; origins among cadets in Texas suggest a possible connection to Mexican Spanish rancho (see ranch), which had connotations of animal filth by 1864. Etymology templates: {{unknown|en|title=Of unknown etymology}} Of unknown etymology, {{noncog|es-MX|rancho}} Mexican Spanish rancho, {{m|en|ranch}} ranch Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} raunchy (comparative raunchier, superlative raunchiest)
  1. Smutty; indecent. Categories (topical): Appearance
    Sense id: en-raunchy-en-adj-tEzCJK1Y Disambiguation of Appearance: 53 0 5 26 16
  2. Lecherous. Translations (lecherous): похотлив (pohotliv) (Bulgarian), poikkeava (Finnish), perverssi (Finnish), obszön (German), pervers (German), schlüpfrig (German), anstößig (German), libidinoso (Portuguese), devasso (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-raunchy-en-adj-MILIV5OX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 42 25 23 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 44 24 20 8 Disambiguation of 'lecherous': 1 87 6 5 1
  3. Sexually seductive. Translations (sexually seductive): viekoitteleva (Finnish), sensual (Portuguese), lúbrico (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-raunchy-en-adj-HgWHXnh4 Disambiguation of 'sexually seductive': 1 8 87 4 1
  4. Very low-class; inferior; inadequate. Translations (very low-class, inferior, inadequate): huono (Finnish), luokaton (Finnish), kelvoton (Finnish), grosseiro (Portuguese), rude (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-raunchy-en-adj-YKfIMOSK Disambiguation of 'very low-class, inferior, inadequate': 1 3 2 92 2
  5. With dishonorable, base and vulgar expression. Translations (with dishonorable, base and vulgar expression): öykkärimäinen (Finnish), moukkamainen (Finnish), vulgär (German), chulo (Portuguese), vulgar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-raunchy-en-adj-ixyXoetE Disambiguation of 'with dishonorable, base and vulgar expression': 3 1 1 3 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: raunch

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for raunchy meaning in English (5.4kB)

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