Definitions for bawdy
ˈbɔ dibawdy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. bawdry, bawdyadjective

   lewd or obscene talk or writing

   "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"

2. bawdy, off-color, ribaldadjective

   humorously vulgar

   "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bawdyadjective

   Soiled, dirty.

2. bawdyadjective

   Obscene; filthy; unchaste.

3. bawdyadjective

   Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bawdyadjective

   Obscene; unchaste; generally applied to language.

   Etymology: from bawd.

   The bawdy wind that kisses all it meets,
   Is hush’d within the hollow mine of earth,
   And will not hear’t. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Only they,
   That come to hear a merry bawdy play,
   Will be deceiv’d. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII. Prologue.

   Not one poor bawdy jest shall dare appear;
   For now the batter’d veteran strumpets here
   Pretend at least to bring a modest ear. Thomas Southerne.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bawdy

   Ribaldry or blue comedy is humorous entertainment that ranges from bordering on indelicacy to indecency. Blue comedy is also referred to as "bawdiness" or being "bawdy". Sex is presented in ribald material more for the purpose of poking fun at the foibles and weaknesses that manifest themselves in human sexuality, rather than to present sexual stimulation either overtly or artistically. Also, ribaldry may use sex as a metaphor to illustrate some non-sexual concern, in which case ribaldry borders satire. Like any humour, ribaldry may be read as conventional or subversive. Ribaldry typically depends on a shared background of sexual conventions and values, and its comedy generally depends on seeing those conventions broken. The ritual taboo-breaking that is a usual counterpart of ribaldry underlies its controversial nature and explains why ribaldry is sometimes a subject of censorship. Ribaldry, whose usual aim is not "merely" to be sexually stimulating, often does address larger concerns than mere sexual appetite. However, being presented in the form of comedy, these larger concerns may be overlooked by censors. Ribaldry differs from black comedy in that the latter deals with topics which would normally be considered painful or frightening, whereas ribaldry deals with topics that would only be considered offensive.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bawdy

   Bawdy refers to something that is humorously or openly dealing with sexual matters, often in a crude or indecent way. It can be used to describe language, jokes, literature, art, or behavior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bawdyadjective

   dirty; foul; -- said of clothes

2. Bawdyadjective

   obscene; filthy; unchaste

How to pronounce bawdy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say bawdy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bawdy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bawdy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of bawdy in a Sentence

1. Lawrence Durrell:

   It's only with great vulgarity that you can achieve real refinement, only out of bawdy that you can get tenderness.

2. Vicki Lawrence:

   Oh God, she was so bawdy ! She was such a naughty girl, she had such a raunchy sense of humor.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bawdy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bawdy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bawdy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bawdy
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bawdy