raunch

  • 1raunch´i|ly — raunch|y «RN chee, RAHN », adjective, raunch|i|er, raunch|i|est. U.S. Slang. 1. carelessly untidy; sloppy; shabby: »... a bunch of raunchy, rebellious kids (Harper s) …

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  • 2raunch|y — «RN chee, RAHN », adjective, raunch|i|er, raunch|i|est. U.S. Slang. 1. carelessly untidy; sloppy; shabby: »... a bunch of raunchy, rebellious kids (Harper s) …

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  • 3Raunch — (r[add]nch), v. t. See {Ranch}. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4raunch — (n.) 1964, back formation from RAUNCHY (Cf. raunchy) …

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  • 5raunch — ☆ raunch [rônch, ränch ] n. [< RAUNCHY] Slang 1. a raunchy quality 2. raunchy things …

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  • 6raunch — Ranch Ranch (r[a^]nch), v. t. [Written also {raunch}.] [Cf. {Wrench}.] To wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion. [R.] Dryden. Hasting to raunch the arrow out. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7raunch — /rawnch, rahnch/, n. Informal. 1. smuttiness or vulgarity; crudeness; obscenity: porno magazines and other purveyors of raunch. 2. slovenliness; grubbiness. 3. an earthy, raw musical style derived from blues and gospel: a singer who can go easily …

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  • 8raunch — (rônch, rӓnch), n. 1) cvb inf smuttiness; vulgarity 2) using or characterized by raunch; vulgar: raunch radio[/ex] • Etymology: 1955–60, amer.; back formation from raunchy …

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  • 9raunch — /rɔntʃ/ (say rawnch) Colloquial –noun 1. sexually provocative behaviour of an explicit kind: * I m obsessed with strippers, Bijou Phillips announces, Obsessed with the clothes, the darkness, the raunch –aap news, 2000. –adjective 2. sexually… …

  • 10raunch´i|ness — raunch|y «RN chee, RAHN », adjective, raunch|i|er, raunch|i|est. U.S. Slang. 1. carelessly untidy; sloppy; shabby: »... a bunch of raunchy, rebellious kids (Harper s) …

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