bawdy jokes
Lewd comedic material
Bawdy jokes are humorous stories or remarks with sexual content—crude, risqué, or indecent without being outright obscene.
The word bawdy suggests earthiness rather than pornography, evoking ribald humor from Shakespeare or barroom storytelling: The sailors traded bawdy jokes late into the night.
Bawdy jokes traffic in double meanings, bodily functions, and sexual situations, aiming to amuse through mild transgression.
- ribaldVulgarly amusing
- raunchyCrudely sexual in nature
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- lewdObscenely sexual
- dirtyNot clean
off-color · off-color humor · risqué · smutty · vulgar · adult content · innuendo · double-entendre · nudge nudge · wink wink · pub · tavern · locker-room · locker room talk · wink · nudge · snicker · barmaid
- humorcomedy, comic, funny, hilarious, amusing
- adult humorblue humor, adult material, vulgar humor, profane humor, explicit content
- comic devicespuns, wordplay, slapstick, comic relief, witty banter
- comedycomedy, humor, puns, sarcasm, stand-up
- jestersjester, fool, court jester, court fool, buffoon
bawdy jokeswitty repartee
Quick, clever conversational exchange
clever wordplay · dry humor · intellectual humor · subtle humor · dry wit
bawdy, bawdiness, bawd, joke, jokes, joked, joking, joker, jokers