raunch

English

Etymology

Backformation from raunchy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɔːntʃ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑːntʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːntʃ, -ɑːntʃ

Noun

raunch (uncountable)

1. Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy.
2. Dishonorable, base, and vulgar expression.
   • 2013 August 17, Bagehot, “Tits, out”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8849:

     These days, raunch is everywhere—not only on the internet and television, but on advertising hoardings and the sides of buses. Another online campaign is aimed at sanitising the covers of sub-pornographic “lads’ mags”.

3. Socially unacceptable sexual behavior.

Translations

Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy.

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 粗俗 (zh) (cūsú)

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Socially unacceptable sexual behavior.

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 淫蕩／淫荡 (zh) (yíndàng), 淫荡 (zh) (yíndàng)

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• Hebrew: זִמָּה (he) f (zimá)