Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Risqué, coarse, or obscene language.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The business of a bawd or procuress.
- noun Illicit intercourse; fornication.
- noun Obscenity; lewd language; smuttiness.
- noun Bawds collectively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust.
- noun Illicit intercourse; fornication.
- noun Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The practice of procuring women for the
gratification oflust . - noun Illicit
intercourse ;fornication . - noun
Obscenity ;filthy ,unchaste language.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun lewd or obscene talk or writing
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He has the prettiest _love-songs_ for maids; so without bawdry, which is strange; with such _delicate burdens_ of "dildos" and "fadings," "jump her and thump her"; ...
Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries 1900
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Thus, Brooks lumps 1601 with Mark Twain's "bawdry," and interprets it simply as another indication of frustration.
1601 Mark Twain 1872
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He observes that the stanza "may be read as a nonsense-verse replacing some traditional bawdry which is represented by the rest of the song in the [Burns] MS. and MMC; but goose, hen and magpie are all low terms for a woman, and from the
Nicht Owre 1847
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And if you would have your daughter riggish, bawdry and unclean, and a filthy speaker, and suchlike, bring her up in music and dancing and my life for yours, you have won the goal.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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Letters Swift wrote to his beloved "Stella" – Esther Johnson – and her companion, Rebecca Dingley, reveal in detail Swift's mixture of bawdry and baby talk.
Three-year-old helps translate Jonathan Swift's letters to his poo poo ppt 2011
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Regardless how the governor sought to insert notions of bawdry sin and frivolousness with “Las Vegas” and “Disneyland,” the route between LA and Las Vegas will not be made less congested thereby.
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Other than promoting scripted violence as a spectator sport, fielding accusations of steroid, drug, and sexual abuse among past "Super Stars", McMahon's credentials include wife of WWE's Chairman Vince McMahon, mother of two darling children, Shane and Stephanie, company nepotism at it's very best, all are executive officers and have extensive experience both inside and out of the ring promoting their brand of bawdry entertainment.
Mary Ann West: Smack Down on Education: CT's Gov. Nominates WWE CEO 2009
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It is no accident that the end of Restoration bawdry coincided precisely with the fullest flowering of literary sadism in England.
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It is no accident that the end of Restoration bawdry coincided precisely with the fullest flowering of literary sadism in England.
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Can an author with reason complain that he is cramped and shackled, if he is not at liberty to publish blasphemy, bawdry, or sedition? all which are equally prohibited in the freest governments, if they are wise and well regulated ones.
Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman 2005
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