bawdy

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But she keeps an assembly, which, I believe, if you was to call a bawdy-house, you would not misname it.

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  1. adjective Humorously coarse; risqué.
  2. adjective Vulgar; lewd.

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  • The DK is bawdy, foul-mouthed, tasteless, vulgar, offensive and frequently goes beyond all boundaries of taste and decency. —  The Devil's Kitchen
  • It seems that his new novel can be summed up in one word - bawdy. —  BlogHer
  • Westermann blended imagery born of profound personal experiences-especially apparent in the Death Ship and other motifs related to his searing experiences in World War II-with at times bawdy, absurd, or unsettling elements from contemporary American material culture. —  Art Knowledge News
  • There is nothing of the bawdy, carnival scene of Marsh's seaside playground. —  California Literary Review
  • He knows that he's been bawdy, but now he likes the vice. —  Latest amIright Song Parodies
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. from bawd + -y.
  2. Early modern English also baudy, from Middle English bawdy, baudy, dirty, apparently from a simple form *baud, which is not found till much later, and only as a verb (see bawd); origin unknown; cf. Welsh bawaidd. dirty, from baw, dirt, mire; French boue, mud. Not connected with bawdy, though the two words are commonly associated.
 

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