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raunchy

adj · 8 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔːn(t)ʃi/
  • General-American: /ˈɹɔn(t)ʃi/
  • General-American: /ˈɹɑn(t)ʃi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔːntʃi
  • rhymes with -ɑːntʃi
  • CMU ARPABET: R AO1 N CH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Smutty; indecent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Lecherous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Sexually seductive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Very low-class; inferior; inadequate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

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5

adj

Meaning 5

With dishonorable, base and vulgar expression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a miner's begrimed face
  • dingy linen
  • grimy hands
  • grubby little fingers
  • a grungy kitchen

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • lewd whisperings of a dirty old man
  • an indecent gesture
  • obscene telephone calls
  • salacious limericks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lewd, obscene, salacious

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

earthy and sexually explicit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a raunchy novel

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: похотлив (pohotliv) — lecherous
  • Dutch: obsceen — lecherous
  • Dutch: pervers — lecherous
  • Dutch: wellustig — lecherous
  • Finnish: poikkeava — lecherous
  • Finnish: perverssi — lecherous
  • German: obszön — lecherous
  • German: pervers — lecherous
  • German: schlüpfrig — lecherous
  • German: anstößig — lecherous
  • Portuguese: libidinoso — lecherous
  • Portuguese: devasso — lecherous
  • Spanish: libidinoso — lecherous
  • Spanish: lascivo — lecherous
  • Spanish: lujurioso — lecherous
  • Dutch: geil — sexually seductive
  • Dutch: zwoel — sexually seductive
  • Finnish: viekoitteleva — sexually seductive
  • Portuguese: sensual — sexually seductive
  • Portuguese: lúbrico — sexually seductive
  • Spanish: seductivo — sexually seductive
  • Spanish: sensual — sexually seductive
  • Spanish: lúbrico — sexually seductive
  • Spanish: rijoso — sexually seductive
  • Tagalog: malaswa — sexually seductive
  • Finnish: huono — very low-class, inferior, inadequate
  • Finnish: luokaton — very low-class, inferior, inadequate
  • Finnish: kelvoton — very low-class, inferior, inadequate
  • Portuguese: grosseiro — very low-class, inferior, inadequate
  • Portuguese: rude — very low-class, inferior, inadequate
  • Dutch: vulgair — with dishonorable, base and vulgar expression
  • Dutch: vies — with dishonorable, base and vulgar expression
  • Dutch: goor — with dishonorable, base and vulgar expression
  • Dutch: smerig — with dishonorable, base and vulgar expression
  • Finnish: öykkärimäinen — with dishonorable, base and vulgar expression
  • Finnish: moukkamainen — with dishonorable, base and vulgar expression
  • German: vulgär — with dishonorable, base and vulgar expression
  • Portuguese: chulo — with dishonorable, base and vulgar expression
  • Portuguese: vulgar — with dishonorable, base and vulgar expression
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