Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Lewdness; vulgarity; obscenity.
- noun Material or a performance that is sexually explicit or evocative.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
ranch .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb See
ranch .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Low class condition or content;inferiority ; inadequacy. - noun
Dishonorable ,base , andvulgar expression. - noun Socially
unacceptable sexual behavior .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of lacking taste and refinement
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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COSTELLO: In "Female Chauvinist Pigs," author Ariel Levy looks at the rise of what she calls raunch culture in America.
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It's the fetishization of "choice" and the reduction of politics to what Ariel Levy calls raunch culture.
The Guardian World News Katha Pollitt 2010
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Living Dolls reminded me of Ariel Levy's Female Chauvinist Pigs on the "raunch" culture embraced by women in the US.
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[ "Spider Gal" poses outside the 'raunch' party for "Secret Identity", a book about Superman fetishist art, in New York last night; image via istolethetv's Flickr.]
Gawker 2009
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Sex has entered the mainstream - pornography is big business, and "raunch" sells everything from magazines to cars.
The Common Ills 2009
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Female Chauvinist Pigs are notable for their analysis of the pervasive "raunch" culture underlying American colleges, workplaces and the "image industry".
On Line Opinion - Latest Articles Anna Krohn 2009
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Being ignorant is a badge of honor proudly displayed in today's glamourous ghetto "raunch" lifestyle.
Red Ice Creations 2009
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I sorely wanted to post (in-your-face raunch, you have been warned) this image but thought it might be de trop even for me.
Witchy woman 2009
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The caricatures that inhabit “The Goods” go for the easiest, safest, and most insulting punchlines while pretending to be edgy by adding raunch.
You must look elsewhere for “The Goods” » Scene-Stealers 2009
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I sorely wanted to post (in-your-face raunch, you have been warned) this image but thought it might be de trop even for me.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
evin290 commented on the word raunch
The Raunch is a member of Paulman Berg. http://www.paulmanberg.com
June 29, 2008
bilby commented on the word raunch
WeirdNet stacking its drafts up here.
October 17, 2009