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raunch

  [rawnch, rahnch]
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–noun Informal.
1. smuttiness or vulgarity; crudeness; obscenity: porno magazines and other purveyors of raunch.
2. slovenliness; grubbiness.
3. an earthy, raw musical style derived from blues and gospel: a singer who can go easily from raunch to rock.
Origin:
1960–65, Americanism; back formation from raunchy
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raunch   (rônch, ränch)   
n.   Slang

  1. Lewdness; vulgarity; obscenity.

  2. Material or a performance that is sexually explicit or evocative: "Audiences are still astonished when she goes for the raunch" (Katrine Ames).


[Back-formation from raunchy.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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