racy
18
7.9
- adjective
- /ˈreɪsi/
- NSFW
:
picante
- A student of mine writes very racy short stories you might like.
- too racy
- racy photos
- racy pictures
You know, True Blood is not for everyone and it is racy.
- You know, True Blood is not for everyone and it is racy.
- My original title for it was Prick Up Your Ears, which somehow I think they thought was too racy.
- But a lot of the, the, you know, the, the more racy stuff, kind of the more late night stuff kind of went over her head.
- She's dressed very sort of racy and when that so it's the same woman just dressed differently.
Examples
-
The TV is on... she flips it over to some racy movie.
Fiction book (1997) -
- Some pretty racy stuff, huh?
-
Need something racy for the cover.
-
Are you reading a racy book?
-
Some pictures may be a little racy, but there is absolutely no adult content.
Blog text (28) -
Sometimes his language would get a little 'racy', much to the distress of the neighborhood parents.
Blog text (34) -
They seem a little too racy for me.
-
There's some racy stuff at the beginning, but you can speed through it.
-
Plus, the odd racy comments about the Brazilians get old after a while.
Blog text (8) -
The novel was filled with racy jokes that made the audience laugh uncomfortably.
Synonyms
309
6.4
Containing rude sexual words
125
7.9
Using rude or sexual words in jokes
86
4.8
Slightly sexual in a playful way that may make people blush
37
6.7
Shocking or exciting details about people's private lives
10
9.3
Talking about sex in a funny or rude way
6
7.0
Stories or jokes that suggest sex and may make people feel embarrassed
3
9.5
Speech or behavior that is rude about sex to make people laugh
1
8.4
Slightly shocking because of sexual or rude content
1
7.7
A little impolite because it talks about sex, often in a funny or daring way
Slightly about sex in a playful, rude way
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
A fast, exciting story or film with daring, slightly sexual scenes that keeps you tense
How Suggestive
- Offensive
24
9.9
- NSFW
18
7.9
- NSFW
1
7.7
- Offensive
9
6.0
2
2.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember racy in speech is to think of 'spicy' jokes that surprise people, because the word long ago meant a strong, lively quality. So, racy can mean 'slightly shocking' or cheeky language.