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bawdy

[ baw-dee ]

adjective

bawdier, bawdiest.
  1. indecent; lewd; obscene:

    another of his bawdy stories.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,



noun

  1. coarse or indecent talk or writing; bawdry; bawdiness:

    a collection of Elizabethan bawdy.

bawdy

/ ˈɔːɪ /

adjective

  1. (of language, plays, etc) containing references to sex, esp to be humorous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. obscenity or eroticism, esp in writing or drama
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɻ徱Ա, noun
  • ˈɻ徱, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ɻi· adverb
  • ɻi·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bawdy1

First recorded in 1505–15; bawd + -y 1
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Another reason is that, if you can translate Latin, some of the lyrics are quite bawdy and politically retrograde.

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A Sunday People poll of 600 viewers showed 56% of respondents didn't like the first episode, with complaints over "coarse" and "bawdy" dialogue.

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When the deal was revealed late last year, Star called the novel a “ballsy and bawdy love child of ‘Mad Men’ and ‘Sex and the City.’

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Her sensual cabaret, Le Razzle Dazzle, is a classic, bawdy show on the Las Vegas Strip, the kind that requires work and passion as much as it necessitates the cheeky flash of a nipple.

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The show was so bawdy — almost vulgar in a really fun way.

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