as in pornographic
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
inappropriately used office e-mail for an exchange of raunchy jokes
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Recent Examples of raunchy
McKinnon played Colleen Rafferty, a woman with raunchy stories of her encounters with aliens and Streep played the character’s mother, who has had her own alien encounters.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
For the anniversary special, Streep played Colleen Rafferty Sr., the equally unfiltered mother who also had raunchy run-ins with extraterrestrials.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Public perception proves to be a regular hurdle, too, with his marketing chief Maya (Kathryn Hahn) shouting raunchy demands to make putting butts in seats that much easier.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
The recurring sketch finds McKinnon often having her co-stars break by playing Colleen Rafferty, who describes her raunchy encounters with aliens while smoking a cigarette.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
For the anniversary special, Streep played Colleen Rafferty Sr., the equally unfiltered mother who also had raunchy run-ins with extraterrestrials.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Public perception proves to be a regular hurdle, too, with his marketing chief Maya (Kathryn Hahn) shouting raunchy demands to make putting butts in seats that much easier.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
The recurring sketch finds McKinnon often having her co-stars break by playing Colleen Rafferty, who describes her raunchy encounters with aliens while smoking a cigarette.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raunchy
Adjective
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Presented at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, in 1976 as part of a group show of artists’ books, Santoro’s volume was immediately censored as obscene and offensive.—
Paola Ugolini,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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Cybertruck owners have shared displays of hostility from other motorists on a Facebook page, including vulgar notes left on their vehicles and obscene gestures directed at them from passing cars.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The childish use of vulgar profanity simply leads peoople to view the speaker as being unable to express his/her view.—
Letters to the editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
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Along with receiving vulgar comments in person and people taking her picture on campus, the 18-year-old has received vile and sexist messages after her phone number was posted online.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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His other performances included as Robert De Niro’s nasty henchman in Michael Mann’s Heat (1995); as Marlon Brando’s insane assistant in John Frankenheimer’s The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) and as the suave crook Simon Templar in Phillip Noyce’s The Saint (1997).—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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The veteran forward took a nasty fall with 3:21 left in the fourth quarter, landed hard on his tailbone, and spent minutes down on the court surrounded by teammates and coaches.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The scene will portray oil workers getting in their trucks and heading to work, thus a dirty vehicle is a must.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2025
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Some sprays work for up to 24 hours after application and are suitable for the dirtiest areas, such as bathrooms.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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First, Hall went across the line, sliding into foul territory and threw a strike to first to rob Ryan Batista of a double.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Vientos also fielded a ball that may have gone foul but instead ended up as an infield hit.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Chicagoans will have no one to hold accountable at the ballot box when the buses don’t arrive and rail stations are filthy and crime-ridden.—
Forrest Claypool,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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The plastic waste China received was filthy, much of it too dirty to be cleaned, shredded, and turned into new plastic.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Raunchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raunchy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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