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roughie

roughie noun: a film portraying rough sex. Also the alternative form of roughy.

Noun

roughie (plural roughies)

  1. (slang) A film portraying rough sex.
    • Wishman's film is typically classified as a roughie within sexploitation cinema.2021, Rashna Wadia Richards, Cinematic TV: Serial Drama Goes to the Movies, page 97

Also used as

roughie is also the alternative form of roughy.

Forms of roughie

pluralroughies

Origin of roughie

From rough + -ie.

Questions about roughie

What does roughie mean?
Roughie means a film portraying rough sex.
What part of speech is roughie?
Roughie is a noun.
What is the plural of roughie?
The plural of roughie is roughies.

Words near roughie in the dictionary

  1. roughhoused
  2. roughhouser
  3. roughhousers
  4. roughhouses
  5. roughhousing
  6. roughie
  7. roughies
  8. roughing
  9. roughing fluid
  10. roughing fluids
  11. roughing it

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