bawdy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bawd·y /ˈbɔːdi $ ˈbɒːdi/ adjective SEXYbawdy songs, jokes, stories etc are about sex and are funny, enjoyable, and often noisy 〔歌曲、笑话、故事等〕黄色搞笑的 a bawdy new play 一出黄色搞笑的新剧 —bawdiness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
bawdy• The woman was lively, even bawdy, but there was something reserved, steely, behind her levity.• But in London it brought belly laughs with a bawdy display of music hall humour and saucy songs.• It's like an Electric Ballroom gig: rowdy, bawdy, hands outstretched, fingers touching, bodies crushing.• She did not mean this as a bawdy joke.• a bawdy new comedy• Lysistrata is a very silly play with a very bawdy storyline.Origin bawdy (1500-1600) bawd “woman who works in or runs a brothel” ((14-19 centuries)), perhaps from Old French baude “confident and cheerful”bawd·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
stories Corpus songs, about and bawdy are etc sex jokes,
bawdy
bawd‧y /ˈbɔːdi $ ˈbɒːdi/
adjective
a bawdy new play
—bawdiness noun [uncountable]
bawd‧y /ˈbɔːdi $ ˈbɒːdi/
adjective Date: 1500-1600
Origin: bawd __woman who works in or runs a brothel__ (14-19 centuries), perhaps from Old French baude __confident and cheerful__
bawdy songs, jokes, stories etc are about sex and are funny, enjoyable, and often noisy:Origin: bawd __woman who works in or runs a brothel__ (14-19 centuries), perhaps from Old French baude __confident and cheerful__
—bawdiness noun [uncountable]