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raunch

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹɔːnt͡ʃ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈɹɑːntʃ/ some accents
  • rhymes with -ɔːntʃ
  • rhymes with -ɑːntʃ

1

noun

Meaning 1

Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Dishonorable, base, and vulgar expression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Socially unacceptable sexual behavior.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the quality of lacking taste and refinement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inelegance

History

Etymology

Back-formation from raunchy.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 粗俗 (cūsú) — Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 淫蕩 /淫荡 (yíndàng) — Socially unacceptable sexual behavior.
  • Hebrew: זִמָּה (zimá) — Socially unacceptable sexual behavior.