risqué
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The “expectant widow” line was a morbid, vaguely risqué gag, the kind of joke that has been standard fare at the Correspondents’ Dinner and roasts for decades.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026
Disorderly in its construction, “Tristram Shandy” is ribald and risqué in its content, yet charitable and affecting in tone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
In an interview with the BBC's Mark Savage in 2024, she described Chappell as a "larger-than-life, drag queen version of myself", who allows her to be rebellious and risqué.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Given that improv comedy can elicit lowbrow and risqué suggestions from audiences, we asked Bristow, who is the show’s director, the extent to which puppets affected the relationship between performers and audience members.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023
But the abbot, although generally tolerant of Mendel’s whims, had intervened: a monk coaxing mice to mate to understand heredity was a little too risqué, even for the Augustinians.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
He praises the "deft deployment of slightly risque jokes" as well as a Bridgerton spoof starring Miss Piggy, saying it's a "return to basics, and all the more joyous for it".
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
When “The Bachelor” debuted on March 25, 2002, the notion of a television show based on one man dating dozens of women was considered quite risque.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2022
“Behind Closed Doors” was a bit risque in the country music world, but a lyric of the song is so true in what should be a transparent world, the world where taxpayer business is conducted.
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2021
To be fair to the more risque element of Chelsea’s matchday support, they have been very thorough this week in representing the full political spectrum.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2018
He wished encouragement from me, but anything of that kind being out of my power to give him, he has taken a decided part and means to run the risque.
From The Americans In The South Seas 1901 by Louis Becke
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