raunch
Bawdy, explicit quality
Raunch is crude, vulgar, or sexually explicit content or behavior.
The word suggests something aggressively lowbrow or tasteless: The comedy special was nothing but raunch.
Raunchy is the more common adjective form, describing things that are sexually suggestive or generally crude: a raunchy joke, a raunchy dive bar.
Unpolished, raw state
- coarseRough in texture
- crassCrudely lacking refinement
- obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
filthy · foul · gross · indecent · offensive · tasteless · lowbrow · gutter
Obscenely sexual
- salaciousLewdly interested in intimacy
- smuttyObscene or indecent
- bawdyHumorously indecent
- ribaldVulgarly amusing
lascivious · prurient · lecherous · licentious · lustful · sleazy · skanky · trashy
Dirty and rundown
- sleazyDisreputably low-quality
- seedyRundown and disreputable
- sordidMorally foul or base
- grimyCoated in stubborn dirt
burlesque · grindhouse · exploitation · pulpy · lurid · campy · tacky · garish
crude
Unpolished, raw state
profane · filthy · foul · gross · indecent · offensive · tasteless · lowbrow · gutter · uncouth
lewd
Obscenely sexual
ribald · lascivious · prurient · lecherous · licentious · lustful · sleazy · skanky · trashy · tawdry
grungy
Dirty and rundown
grimy · burlesque · grindhouse · exploitation · pulpy · lurid · campy · tacky · garish · schlocky
suggestive
Hinting at impropriety
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
alluring · enticing · tantalizing · saucy · cheeky · spicy · daring · bold · racy · come-hither
- vulgarityvulgar humor, crude, crass, coarse, obscene
raunchprudishness
Excessive moral strictness
prudery · primness · modesty · chastity · puritanism
raunchdecency
Moral appropriateness in behavior
decorum · propriety · seemliness · decorousness · respectability
raunchpurity
Uncontaminated quality
wholesomeness · refinement · elegance · tastefulness · cleanliness
- raunchy speechIndecent spoken language