raunchier; raunchiest
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inappropriately used office e-mail for an exchange of raunchy jokes
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Meanwhile Apatow's Bridesmaids, written by Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, came out two years later and starred Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Elli Kemper in a raunchy tale about female friendship centered around a bachelorette trip and wedding planning.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The pair were introduced at a deli by Josh Schwartz, a producer on both Gossip Girl and The O.C., before acting together on the set of the raunchy 2011 comedy The Oranges shortly after.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Seth Rogen and Catherine O’Hara had a raunchy introduction to the award for best female actor in a limited series, which went to Jodie Foster for True Detective: Night Country.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
All of those spawned countless imitators, who were eventually discarded in favor of the raunchy Judd Apatow model of Knocked Up.
—Esther Zuckerman, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The pair were introduced at a deli by Josh Schwartz, a producer on both Gossip Girl and The O.C., before acting together on the set of the raunchy 2011 comedy The Oranges shortly after.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Seth Rogen and Catherine O’Hara had a raunchy introduction to the award for best female actor in a limited series, which went to Jodie Foster for True Detective: Night Country.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
All of those spawned countless imitators, who were eventually discarded in favor of the raunchy Judd Apatow model of Knocked Up.
—Esther Zuckerman, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Raunchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raunchy. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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