roughie

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noun

A film portraying rough sex.

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Meanings

nounroughie (plural roughies)

plural roughies

  1. alternativeAlternative form of roughy (“type of fish”).
  2. slangbroadcastingA film portraying rough sex.

    Wishman's film is typically classified as a roughie within sexploitation cinema.

    2021, Rashna Wadia Richards, Cinematic TV: Serial Drama Goes to the Movies, page 97

Origin

From rough + -ie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

roughie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughie

MLA

“roughie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roughie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughie.

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