bawdy

English

Etymology

bawd +‎ -y.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːdi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɔdi/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːdi

Adjective

bawdy (comparative bawdier or more bawdy, superlative bawdiest or most bawdy)

  1. (obsolete) Soiled, dirty. [from 14th Century]
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter v, in Le Morte Darthur, book VII:
      whanne he had ouertaken the damoysel / anone she sayd what dost thow here / thou stynkest al of the kechyn / thy clothes ben bawdy of the greece and talowe that thou gaynest in kyng Arthurs kechyn
  2. Obscene; filthy; unchaste. [from 15th Century]
  3. (of language) Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude.

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References
  • “bawdy” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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