EGAVE

bawdy

About 0.41 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Obscene; filthy; unchaste. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. adjective Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude; ribald.
  3. noun A bawdy or lewd person.

Similar words

ribald bawdry dirty off-color risque salacious nasty wanton filthy smutty

Often followed by

house houses songs and jokes song stories humor tales

Word family

bawdier bawdies bawdiest bawdily bawdiness bawdinesses

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