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raunchy

[rawn-chee, rahn-] / ˈrɔn tʃi, ˈrɑn- /


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The investigation centered on alleged incidents that occurred between 2006 and 2013 — the peak of Brand’s Hollywood fame — and laid the groundwork for additional complaints against the raunchy comedian to come to light.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

The film wasn’t poking fun at gay men, nor was it particularly raunchy.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2025

“The Execution of All Things” and “With Arms Outstretched” were crisp and strummy, while “The Moneymaker” rode a raunchy soul-rock groove and “Dreamworld” evoked the glossy menace of mid-’70s Fleetwood Mac.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2025

Jiggly’s time on “Drag Race” had a rocky start but she earned a reputation for her raunchy humor and dynamic dance moves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2025

How could he leave me in that raunchy bar and go off with his woman?

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

The protagonists of those shows and raunchier offshoots like “Bachelor in Paradise” often found their social followings shooting up into the millions, jump-starting careers or side hustles pitching vitamin gummies or meal kits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

RuPaul's show also made drag into a family-friendly entertainment, at least when it gets stripped of some of the raunchier humor.

From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2022

That means it’s probably within the PG-13 guidelines, and therefore more similar to High School Musical: The Musical: The Series than Hulu’s raunchier shows based around teen characters, like PEN15.

From The Verge ● Feb. 25, 2020

If the show set up Laverne as the “tough” half of the partnership — pushy, blunt, with a raunchier sense of humor — there was always the sense that she had her reasons.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2018

He became a hugely successful comedian during the 1960s, with a homespun, conversational style that sharply contrasted with the raunchier fare of "chitlin circuit" comics such as Redd Foxx.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2014

New producer Jimmy Miller helps strip the band down to its rawest, raunchiest essence on songs like “Sympathy for the Devil,” “Stray Cat Blues,” and “Street Fighting Man.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

It’s a bit of a headscratcher how a bunch of descendants of Puritans in a New England state ended up putting some of the raunchiest messages on state-issued license plates.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

Easily the raunchiest Confederate relic north of the Cotton Belt is Maryland’s never-in-mode state song, “Maryland, My Maryland.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2021

Plautus never got back to me with statutory citations but his characterization of my posts did inspire a piece that I had some fun with mourning the Disneyfication of the raunchiest block in America.

From Forbes ● May 30, 2012

Reading crime novels in mixed company, now that some of the toughest and raunchiest fictional cops, detectives and villains are women, has become a delicate exercise in sexual politics.

From Time Magazine Archive


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