Definition of raunch - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

behavior

Rare

vulgarity or crudeness in behavior or material

Rare

The movie was criticized for its excessive raunch.

crudeness

vulgarity

entertainment

Rare

style of music or performance characterized by explicit sexual themes

Rare

Her latest album embraces a raunch that shocks conservative audiences.

erotica

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Origin of raunch

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Examples of raunch in a sentence

The book was banned for its raunch.
The band's raunch was evident in their provocative lyrics.
Critics often debate the artistic value of raunch in modern music.

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French:vulgarité, musique provocante, ...
German:Vulgärität, vulgäre Musik, ...
Italian:oscenità, musica esplicita, ...
Spanish:grosería, música explícita, ...
Portuguese:obscenidade, música provocante, ...
Chinese:猥亵, 淫秽音乐, ...
Japanese:下品さ, エロティックな音楽, ...
Arabic:ابْتِذال, مُحْتَوًى جَرِيء, ...
Hebrew:גַּסּוּת, מוזיקה פרובוקטיבית, ...
Russian:вульгарность, эротическая музыка, ...
Ukrainian:вульгарність, сексуальний стиль, ...
Hindi:अश्लीलता, अश्लील संगीत, ...
Bengali:অশ্লীলতা, অশ্লীল সঙ্গীত, ...
Catalan:vulgaritat, música vulgar, ...
Czech:vulgárnost, provokativnost, ...
Danish:vulgæritet, vulgær musik, ...
Dutch:vulgairheid, raunchy muziek, ...
Greek:χυδαιότητα, χυδαία μουσική, ...
Hungarian:közönségesség, vulgaritás, ...
Khmer:ភាពអាសអាភាស, រចនាប័ទ្មសិល្បៈកម្សាន្តដែលបង្ហាញប្រធានបទផ្លូវភេទយ៉ាងច្បាស់លាស់, ...
Korean:저속함, 외설적인 음악, ...
Persian:ابتذال, موسیقی مبتذل, ...
Polish:wulgarność, muzyka wulgarna, ...
Portuguese (BR):obscenidade, música ousada, ...
Romanian:vulgaritate, muzică vulgară, ...
Swedish:vulgäritet, sexig stil, ...
Thai:ความหยาบคาย, สไตล์เซ็กซี่, ...
Turkish:müstehcenlik, cinsel içerikli tarz, ...
Vietnamese:sự thô tục, phong cách gợi cảm, ...

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Definition of raunch - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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