raunchy speech

Obscene verbal expression

Raunchy speech is talk that's sexually explicit, crude, or vulgar—the kind of language that makes polite company uncomfortable.

It includes dirty jokes, obscene descriptions, and graphic sexual references: The comedian's raunchy speech got him banned from network television.

The phrase emphasizes the deliberately coarse or indecent quality of what's being said.

Related

profane · four letter words · lewd · filthy · smutty · bawdy · ribald · blue humor · explicit · adult content · foul-mouthed · off-color · indecent · trashy · trash talk · coarse · locker room · locker room talk

Opposites
propriety/decorum

raunchy speechclean language

Speech free of profanity

proper speech · refined language · civil discourse

register/formality

raunchy speechrefined language

Polished, cultivated speech

dignified speech · eloquent speech · academic discourse · professional language · Queen's English

moral/spiritual tone

raunchy speechsermon

Clergy's worship address

prayer · hymn · benediction · scripture

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13