bawdy

adj, noun — 3 senses

bawdy

adj

UK /ˈbɔːdi/ · US /ˈbɔ.di/

Etymology From bawd + -y.

1

Obscene; filthy; unchaste.

2

Of language Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude; ribald.

Derived terms: bawdily, bawdiness, bawdy basket, bawdy-house

bawdy

noun

Etymology From bawd + -y.

1

A bawdy or lewd person.

The Bawdies were girls who danced naked on a ramp in the middle of a room full of tables with tops the size of pie plates.1983, Richard Hoyt, The Siskiyou Two-step, page 78:
Our scholarly studies and discoveries about bodies and bawdies and the forbidden mysteries of S-E-X proved that participatory education had to be the very best.2001, Bill Rinaldi, You Can If You Think You Can: The Power of Thinking Big, page 37:

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