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raun·chy  audio  (rônch, rän-) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
Slang raun·chi·er, raun·chi·est
    1. Obscene, lewd, or vulgar: "[He] uses language so aggressively raunchy that he seems to be insisting his choice of vocabulary, at least, is no sin" (Wall Street Journal).
    2. Sexually explicit.
    3. Exhibiting lust.
  2. Grimy; unkempt: a raunchy closet full of dirty socks.
ETYMOLOGY:
Origin unknown

OTHER FORMS:
raunchi·ly(Adverb), raunchi·ness(Noun)


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