bawdy
indecent; lewd; obscene: another of his bawdy stories.
coarse or indecent talk or writing; bawdry; bawdiness: a collection of Elizabethan bawdy.
Origin of bawdy
1Other words for bawdy
Other words from bawdy
- bawd·i·ly, adverb
- bawd·i·ness, noun
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How to use bawdy in a sentence
Even bingeing the bawdy “Sex Education” can be a bit much for her at times.
Starring Dev Patel, The Green Knight is a swashbuckling tale of adventure, to be sure — but it feels dragged out of the mists of time, uncanny spirits and a touch of the rude and bawdy still clinging to the edges.
The Green Knight is glorious and a little baffling. Let’s untangle it. | Alissa Wilkinson | July 30, 2021 | VoxWarren’s bawdy comedy was tame by the profanity-laced standards of today, but it was considered so outrageous for its time — especially coming from a woman — that she was effectively banned from television and radio.
Rusty Warren, whose racy jokes about sex made her a ’60s comedy star, dies at 91 | Matt Schudel | May 28, 2021 | Washington PostMore than bawdy, though, The Ball adds a familiar unpretentiousness to trendy locales like Tao, Lavo, The Park, and Dream Hotel.
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots | Emily Shire | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNote the bawdy pun in the first example, by which the speaker implies that she came last night.
Beauty and Subversion in the Secret Poems of Afghan Women | Daniel Bosch | April 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Nevertheless, the ARTPOP singer unleashed a decidedly non-corporate show that was equal parts bawdy and bizarre.
Lady Gaga at SXSW: Vomit, Sausage Fellatio, and a Moving Speech for Victims of the Auto Tragedy | Marlow Stern | March 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNever one to mince her words, Leakes is as bawdy as they get on reality television.
‘Ebony’ Cover With NeNe Leakes Unleashes a Firestorm of Criticism | Karu F. Daniels | November 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe bawdy jokes that followed may have helped a politician who looks like he was born in a suit.
The Unzipping of Mitt Romney: an Effort to Show His Softer Side | Howard Kurtz | April 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFour engravings and at least six pamphlets, all focusing on the bawdy house story, were shortly in circulation.
A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope | Colley CibberEight men marched one evening into Llanyglo, bawling a bawdy chorus, with Sam Kerr showing the way.
Mushroom Town | Oliver OnionsI ha lost by her squeamishness, more than would have builded twelve bawdy-houses.
"That was Belle Cora, who keeps that bawdy house up town," Nesbitt volunteered.
Port O' Gold | Louis John StellmanA riotous twenty years in night saloons and bawdy houses had left him a kindly, choleric, and respected newspaper figure.
Erik Dorn | Ben Hecht
British Dictionary definitions for bawdy
/ (ˈbɔːdɪ) /
(of language, plays, etc) containing references to sex, esp to be humorous
obscenity or eroticism, esp in writing or drama
Derived forms of bawdy
- bawdily, adverb
- bawdiness, noun
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