raunch

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/ˈɹɔːnt͡ʃ//ˈɹɑːntʃ/

noun

Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy.

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Meanings

nounraunch (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLow class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy.
  2. uncountableDishonorable, base, and vulgar expression.

    These days, raunch is everywhere—not only on the internet and television, but on advertising hoardings and the sides of buses. Another online campaign is aimed at sanitising the covers of sub-pornographic “lads’ mags”.

    2013 August 17, Bagehot, “Tits, out”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8849
  3. uncountableSocially unacceptable sexual behavior.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of lacking taste and refinement

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coarsenesscommonnessgrossnessvulgarityvulgarism
Broader
inelegance
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coarsenesscommonnessgrossnessinferiorityvulgarismvulgarity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Back-formation from raunchy.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 粗俗, 淫蕩 /淫荡
  • 粗俗 (cūsú)Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy.
  • 淫蕩 /淫荡 (yíndàng)Socially unacceptable sexual behavior.
Hebrew זִמָּה
  • זִמָּה (zimá)Socially unacceptable sexual behavior.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with raunch

branchlaunchranchstaunchtrancherelaunchblanchmancheplanchehaunchpaunchstanchdebranchfaunchmaunchtraunch
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Anagrams

ranchuunarchchurna
Cite this entry
APA

raunch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raunch

MLA

“raunch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raunch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raunch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raunch.

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