bawdy

Examples

• All

• The comedian's routine was filled with bawdy jokes that had the audience laughing uproariously.

• The song she sings, however, is a bawdy saloon song.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Give us a bawdy song!

  Moonfleet (1955)

• Spare me your bawdy mind first thing in the morning.

  1776 (1972)

• The old guys make you dress up in goofy costumes and you have to sing these bawdy songs.

  Larry Crowne (2011)

• Turns out she was watchful and sly, with a bawdy sense of humor.

  Academic text (2010)

• You expect some booze and bawdy behavior, and of course, the requisite buxom babe.

  Vulgar (2002)

• The Berretos, the Rios, and the Alavarados sang the bawdy kind of song that brought forth those bursts of laughter.

  Fiction book (1991)

• During the party, his bawdy remarks made some guests blush but kept everyone entertained.

• The play featured a bawdy humor that poked fun at relationships in a light-hearted way.

Synonyms

D

dirty

vsbawdy

• Offensive

309 6.4

Containing rude sexual words

adds a comic, coarse emphasis rather than only rude sexual reference

F

filthy

vsbawdy

• Offensive

65 4.7

Words or jokes that are rude and about sex

is coarser and comic rather than focused on raw obscenity or shock

C

crude

vsbawdy

• Offensive

45 5.1

Being rude and offensive, often about sex

is less about simple bad taste and more about comic indecency

L

lewd

vsbawdy

• Offensive

33 7.4

Sexually offensive or indecent in a way that shocks people

is more about making fun with coarse humor than provoking sexual excitement

V

vulgar

vsbawdy

• Offensive

22 6.5

Being rude and indecent in words or behaviour

is more targeted at humorous indecency rather than broad tastelessness

R

racy

vsbawdy

• NSFW

18 7.9

Slightly shocking because it talks about sex in a rude or funny way

is similar but places more weight on comic, coarse humor than daringness

R

raunchy

vsbawdy

• Offensive

17 8.6

Content about sex that is rude and shocking

is more about playful coarse comedy than blunt explicit vulgarity

O

off-color

vsbawdy

• Offensive

7 7.7

Slightly rude or indecent in a way meant to be funny

is more openly coarse and comic rather than only mildly improper

R

ribald

vsbawdy

• Offensive

3 9.5

Speech or behavior that is rude about sex to make people laugh

is more focused on playful coarse humor than on shock or explicitness

G

gamey

vsbawdy

• NSFW

1 8.4

Slightly shocking because of sexual or rude content

is more overtly comic and coarse rather than merely mildly provocative

R

risque

vsbawdy

• NSFW

1 7.7

A little impolite because it talks about sex, often in a funny or daring way

is more about coarse comedy than about being merely bold or daring

P

paillard

vsbawdy

• Offensive

9.9

Rude about sex in a way that shocks people

leans more toward comic indecency rather than straightforward crude sexiness

G

gamy

vsbawdy

• NSFW

9.9

Slightly about sex in a playful, rude way

is generally more coarse and openly comic rather than gently playful

I

ithyphallic

vsbawdy

• Offensive

9.9

Refers to art or speech that has crude sexual content

is more comic and humorous rather than being purely explicit or artful

Antonyms

P

proper

596 2.2

Suitable and correct for a particular situation or use

How Indecent

obscene

• Offensive

33 6.2

lewd

• Offensive

33 7.4

bawdy

• NSFW

10 9.3

ribald

• Offensive

3 9.5

suggestive

• Offensive

9 6.0

risque

• NSFW

1 7.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology