raunch
noun/ˈɹɔːnt͡ʃ/ · /ˈɹɑːntʃ/
Etymology Back-formation from raunchy.
1
Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy.
2
Dishonorable, base, and vulgar expression.
- These days, raunch is everywhere—not only on the internet and television, but on advertising hoardings and the sides of buses. Another online campaign is aimed at sanitising the covers of sub-pornographic “lads’ mags”.2013 August 17, Bagehot, “Tits, out”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8849:
3
Socially unacceptable sexual behavior.
- Derived terms
- raunchfest, raunch out