raunchy
adjUK /ˈɹɔːn(t)ʃi/ · US /ˈɹɔn(t)ʃi/
Etymology Of unknown etymology. Originally U.S. Army Air Corps slang; origins among cadets in Texas suggest a possible connection to Mexican Spanish rancho (see ranch), which had connotations of animal filth by 1864.
1
Smutty; indecent.
2
Lecherous.
3
Sexually seductive.
4
Very low-class; inferior; inadequate.
5
With dishonorable, base and vulgar expression.
- Derived terms
- raunch, raunchily, raunchiness, unraunchy