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raunch

[ rawnch, rahnch ]

noun

Informal.
  1. smuttiness or vulgarity; crudeness; obscenity:

    porno magazines and other purveyors of raunch.

  2. slovenliness; grubbiness.
  3. an earthy, raw musical style derived from blues and gospel:

    a singer who can go easily from raunch to rock.



raunch

/ °ùɔ˲ԳÙʃ /

noun

  1. lack of polish or refinement; crudeness
  2. slovenliness or untidiness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of raunch1

1960–65, Americanism; back formation from raunchy
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That sort of tongue-in-cheek raunch has been a hallmark of Usher's career, but it felt dated and shallow in a concert that promised an intimate look into his personality.

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Or worse, they dabbled in a spectacle of degradation—raunch culture epitomized by "Girls Gone Wild"—that was bizarrely packaged as liberation.

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“Babes†has plenty of raunch, but it’s otherwise very different.

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On his website, Majewski has called the GOP "raunch with lifetime politicians who are spineless and seek to serve themselves and the members of their exclusive 'club.'"

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Also like many genres, dembow must contend with its patriarchal past and present, but it’s too simple, too narrow-minded to reduce it to plain raunch or misogyny.

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