Raunch

Word RAUNCH
Character 6
Hyphenation raunch
Pronunciations /ˈɹɑːntʃ/

Definitions and meanings of "Raunch"

What do we mean by raunch?

Lewdness; vulgarity; obscenity. noun

Material or a performance that is sexually explicit or evocative. noun

Same as ranch.

See ranch. transitive verb

Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy. noun

Dishonorable, base, and vulgar expression. noun

Socially unacceptable sexual behavior. noun

The quality of lacking taste and refinement noun

Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy.

Dishonorable, base, and vulgar expression.

Socially unacceptable sexual behavior.

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The word "raunch" in example sentences

COSTELLO: In "Female Chauvinist Pigs," author Ariel Levy looks at the rise of what she calls raunch culture in America. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It's the fetishization of "choice" and the reduction of politics to what Ariel Levy calls raunch culture. ❋ Katha Pollitt (2010)

Living Dolls reminded me of Ariel Levy's Female Chauvinist Pigs on the "raunch" culture embraced by women in the US. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[ "Spider Gal" poses outside the 'raunch' party for "Secret Identity", a book about Superman fetishist art, in New York last night; image via istolethetv's Flickr.] ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sex has entered the mainstream - pornography is big business, and "raunch" sells everything from magazines to cars. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Female Chauvinist Pigs are notable for their analysis of the pervasive "raunch" culture underlying American colleges, workplaces and the "image industry". ❋ Anna Krohn (2009)

Being ignorant is a badge of honor proudly displayed in today's glamourous ghetto "raunch" lifestyle. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But there's always more raunch possible, as with the Miami housewives who recently were depicted at a fashion show ogling male body parts in tight bathing suits with a gusto that would not seem out of place in a gay bar. ❋ Nancy DeWolf Smith (2011)

The caricatures that inhabit “The Goods” go for the easiest, safest, and most insulting punchlines while pretending to be edgy by adding raunch. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We who are artists of conscience, heartsick but still working our sword arm, are trying to reverse America's decline, by appealing to raunch merchants will laugh, serious critics will not our better angels. ❋ Carla Seaquist (2011)

I sorely wanted to post (in-your-face raunch, you have been warned) this image but thought it might be de trop even for me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Rogen is Hollywood's reigning maestro of burbling raunch. ❋ Joe Morgenstern (2011)

Might these niceties indirectly discourage raunch on the stage, though? ❋ Lizzie Simon (2011)

Where is the recognition that a "book of raunch," rather than reflecting a mature and vibrant culture, is symptomatic of one in steep, full-on decline, drunk on its power and narcissism including Baker's pet vice, sexual titillation? ❋ Carla Seaquist (2011)

In a provocative feature Rip up the raunch culture, Family, 4 June, Tanith Carey suggests causal linkages between toy cigarettes and smoking, and between playing with Bratz dolls and sex addiction. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Jordan opened the floodgates for even wilder singers, like Roy Brown and Wynonie Harris, who added more raunch and a bigger beat. ❋ Eddie Dean (2011)

Miley Cyrus won't be 18 until Nov. 23, but in yet another raunch-filled video she's already pulling her audience along with her into R-rated 18 and older territory. ❋ Liz Kelly (2010)

Wilde is the gorgeous and gritty lady star of this weekend's "Cowboys & Aliens," and will feature in next weekend's raunch fest, "The Change-Up." ❋ Unknown (2011)

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