Definition of BAWDY

bawdy

Plural: bawdies

Noun

  • Obscene or indecent language.
  • lewd or obscene talk or writing
    • "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"
  • A bawdy or lewd person.

Adjective Satellite

  • humorously vulgar
    • "bawdy songs"

Adj

  • Obscene; filthy; unchaste.
  • Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude; ribald.

Adjective

  • Dealing with sexual matters in a comical, indecent way.

Examples

  • His use of bawdy on the board was both shocking and brilliant.
  • Playing a bawdy word always gets a laugh at our Scrabble club meetings.

Origin / Etymology

From bawd + -y.

Synonyms

bawdry, off-color, ribald

Scrabble Score: 14

bawdy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bawdy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bawdy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

bawdy: valid Words With Friends Word