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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

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

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Obscene; lewd; indecent; unchaste.
  2. Dirty; filthy.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. of language Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. obsolete Dirty; foul; -- said of clothes.
  2. adj. Obscene; filthy; unchaste.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. humorously vulgar
  2. n. lewd or obscene talk or writing

Etymologies

  1. bawd +‎ -y. (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “At first Roger had loved what he called her bawdy sense of humor and her sexuality.”

    So Hard To Forget

  • “This bibliography is an essential resource for those interested in bawdy songlore in English, French, German and a few other languages thrown in.”

    Another Day in the Ketchup Mine

  • “Some called bawdy greetings to the Maiden, or stared around these once-forbidden precincts.”

    Conan and The Mists of Door

  • “It's been described as bawdy — the heroine is a prostitute — but this novel of 19th-century England is about class, medicine, manners and hypocrisy.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Historical British Novels

  • “He was ready to talk about anything with anybody who shoved along; he had a fund of naughty tropical stories for the so-called bawdy section, and could be as sympathetic and pious as you please with a contrite youngster suffering from last night's debauch.”

    South Wind

  • “In another room the so-called bawdy section, presided over by the dubious Mr. Hopkins, were discussing topics not adapted to polite ears.”

    South Wind

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

    Amelia — Volume 3

  • “Loudoun County authorities revoked business licenses from two massage parlors over the past week as part of an ongoing investigation targeting "bawdy" places in the county.”

    The Washington Post: Two more Sterling massage parlors lose licenses

  • “But -- it was obvious what it was, and the kind of bawdy slang I've seen deaf people use.”

    MY KNEES (PART TWO -- SURGERY AND REHAB)

  • “Do you delight in filthy pictures or "bawdy" songs?”

    Broken Bread from an Evangelist's Wallet

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