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raunch en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹɔːnt͡ʃ/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɹɑːntʃ/ some accents

Etymology

Back-formation from raunchy.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy.
  2. (uncountable) 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. (uncountable) Socially unacceptable sexual behavior.

Deriveds

raunch out · raunchfest

Translations (3)

he זִמָּה (Socially unacceptable sexual behavior.) · cmn 淫蕩 /淫荡 (Socially unacceptable sexual behavior.) · cmn 粗俗 (Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy.)