raunchy
/ˈɹɔːn(t)ʃi/US/ˈɹɔn(t)ʃi/
raunchy adjective: smutty; indecent.
Adjective
raunchy (comparative raunchier, superlative raunchiest)
- Smutty; indecent.
- Lecherous.
- Sexually seductive.
- Very low-class; inferior; inadequate.
- With dishonorable, base and vulgar expression.
raunchy meaning in Urdu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tagalog
raunchy in Urdu
- بےڈھنگا, فحش, نازیبا, پھوہڑ
raunchy in Malayalam
- sexy, arousing, erotic
- വൃത്തികെട്ട, ലെെംഗിക കാര്യങ്ങളെപ്പറ്റിയുള്ള, ലെെംഗികവിഷയകമായ, അശ്ലീലച്ചുവയുള്ള, ലെെംഗികച്ചുവയുള്ള, അശ്ലീല വിഷയങ്ങൾ പച്ചയ്ക്കു പറയുന്ന
raunchy in Kannada
- ಅತಿಕಾಮುಕ ಸ್ವಭಾವದ, ಲೈಂಗಿಕ, ಶೀಲಗೆಟ್ಟ, ಅಸಭ್ಯ
raunchy in Tagalog
- sexually seductive
- malaswa
Forms of raunchy
| comparative | raunchier |
|---|---|
| superlative | raunchiest |
Origin of raunchy
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.
Words formed from raunchy
Words that rhyme with raunchy
Questions about raunchy
- What does raunchy mean?
- Raunchy means smutty; indecent.
- What is raunchy in Urdu?
- Raunchy in Urdu is بےڈھنگا, فحش, نازیبا. See Raunchy meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is raunchy?
- Raunchy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce raunchy?
- Raunchy is pronounced /ˈɹɔːn(t)ʃi/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: raunchy (page history and authors); raunchy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); raunchy (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); raunchy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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