Noun
- 1. bawdry, bawdy, obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty word
- usage: lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"
Adjective
- 1. bawdy, off-color, ribald, dirty (vs. clean)
- usage: humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"
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