raunchy

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɔːnt͡ʃi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑːnt͡ʃi/
• Rhymes: -ɔːntʃi, -ɑːntʃi

Adjective

raunchy (comparative raunchier, superlative raunchiest)

1. Smutty; indecent.
2. Lecherous.
3. Sexually seductive.
4. Very low-class; inferior; inadequate. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
5. With dishonorable, base and vulgar expression.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:obscene

Derived terms

• raunch

Translations

lecherous

• Bulgarian: похотлив (bg) (pohotliv)
• Finnish: poikkeava (fi), perverssi (fi)
• German: obszön (de), pervers (de), schlüpfrig (de), anstößig (de)
• Portuguese: libidinoso (pt), devasso (pt)

sexually seductive

• Finnish: viekoitteleva
• Portuguese: sensual (pt), lúbrico (pt)
• Tagalog: malaswa (tl)

very low-class, inferior, inadequate

• Finnish: huono (fi), luokaton (fi), kelvoton (fi)
• Portuguese: grosseiro (pt), rude (pt)

with dishonorable, base and vulgar expression

• Finnish: öykkärimäinen (fi), moukkamainen (fi)
• German: vulgär (de)
• Portuguese: chulo (pt), vulgar (pt)

Anagrams

• unchary