roughie en · NOUN
Etymology
From rough + -ie.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of roughy (“type of fish”).
alt of roughy
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(slang) A film portraying rough sex.
Wishman's film is typically classified as a roughie within sexploitation cinema.
2021, Rashna Wadia Richards, Cinematic TV: Serial Drama Goes to the Movies, page 97:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| roughies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |