Bawdy
adjective
Humor related to sex that is very open and possibly offensive.
He told a bawdy joke at the dinner party, which made some guests uncomfortable.
Often appears as...
- bawdy humor
- bawdy joke
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Humor related to sex that is very open and possibly offensive.
He told a bawdy joke at the dinner party, which made some guests uncomfortable.
Often appears as...
- bawdy humor
- bawdy joke
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/3Context Sensitivity
Be cautious where you use 'bawdy' as it might be inappropriate in formal or professional settings.
His bawdy remarks were frowned upon in the business meeting.
Pro Tip 2/3Potential Offense
'Bawdy' can make people uncomfortable; use it around friends who appreciate this humor type.
At the reunion, they laughed over a bawdy story from college days.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Variance
Different cultures have varying tolerance levels; understand the audience before using 'bawdy'.
Her bawdy tales amused the backpackers but shocked the conservative locals.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Sensitivity
Be cautious where you use 'bawdy' as it might be inappropriate in formal or professional settings.
His bawdy remarks were frowned upon in the business meeting.
Pro Tip 2/3Potential Offense
'Bawdy' can make people uncomfortable; use it around friends who appreciate this humor type.
At the reunion, they laughed over a bawdy story from college days.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Variance
Different cultures have varying tolerance levels; understand the audience before using 'bawdy'.
Her bawdy tales amused the backpackers but shocked the conservative locals.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Sensitivity
Be cautious where you use 'bawdy' as it might be inappropriate in formal or professional settings.
His bawdy remarks were frowned upon in the business meeting.
Pro Tip 2/3Potential Offense
'Bawdy' can make people uncomfortable; use it around friends who appreciate this humor type.
At the reunion, they laughed over a bawdy story from college days.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Variance
Different cultures have varying tolerance levels; understand the audience before using 'bawdy'.
Her bawdy tales amused the backpackers but shocked the conservative locals.
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Everything you need to...
by hanging her rear end out the window for him to kiss. When this appears not to work, her scholar decides to try farting in the same position, but this time, the clerk is waiting with a red-hot poker. This might all sound like a bawdy joke, but it’s part of one of the most esteemed works of English literature ever
Video examples
Everything you need to...
by hanging her rear end out the window for him to kiss. When this appears not to work, her scholar decides to try farting in the same position, but this time, the clerk is waiting with a red-hot poker. This might all sound like a bawdy joke, but it’s part of one of the most esteemed works of English literature ever
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Quote examples
Jon Favreau
American Actor
The ultimate storyteller is Shakespeare, who was able to get the 'groundlings' to laugh at his bawdy humor and storylines but could still be studied by scholars to this day for the complexity of his language, meter, and symbolism. That's the real guy.
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Catherine Hardwicke
American Director
Back in medieval times, Victorian repression hadn't come in yet. People were bawdy and wild and more in touch with their true natures. If you look at the Bosch paintings or Bruegel, you see, when people are dancing, they're totally cutting loose.
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Sue Hubbell
American Author
You have to take springtime on its own terms in the Ozarks: there is no other way. It can't be predicted. It is unsteady, full of promise, promise that is sometimes broken. It is also bawdy, irrepressible, excessive, fecund, willful.
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Sara Cox
English Entertainer
On telly, if it's not the right kind of show, I revert back to my 'Girlie Show' persona, become this daft, bawdy caricature of myself and I'm not actually like that, I'm actually quite - not clever, but smart with my words.
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Betty White
American Actress
Well, I mean, if a joke or humor is bawdy, it's got to be funny enough to warrant it. You can't just have it bawdy or dirty just for the sake of being that - it's got to be funny.
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James Fox
English Actor
Performance' gave me doubts about my way of life. Before that, I had been completely involved in the more bawdy side of the film business. But after that, everything changed.
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Harry S Truman
American President
If I hadn't been President of the United States, I probably would have ended up a piano player in a bawdy house.
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Betty White
American Actress
I like bawdy humor. I love bawdy humor, but not dirty humor.
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H. L. Mencken
American Writer
The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral.
Quote examples
Jon Favreau
American Actor
The ultimate storyteller is Shakespeare, who was able to get the 'groundlings' to laugh at his bawdy humor and storylines but could still be studied by scholars to this day for the complexity of his language, meter, and symbolism. That's the real guy.
Quote examples
Catherine Hardwicke
American Director
Back in medieval times, Victorian repression hadn't come in yet. People were bawdy and wild and more in touch with their true natures. If you look at the Bosch paintings or Bruegel, you see, when people are dancing, they're totally cutting loose.
Quote examples
Sue Hubbell
American Author
You have to take springtime on its own terms in the Ozarks: there is no other way. It can't be predicted. It is unsteady, full of promise, promise that is sometimes broken. It is also bawdy, irrepressible, excessive, fecund, willful.
Quote examples
Sara Cox
English Entertainer
On telly, if it's not the right kind of show, I revert back to my 'Girlie Show' persona, become this daft, bawdy caricature of myself and I'm not actually like that, I'm actually quite - not clever, but smart with my words.
Quote examples
Betty White
American Actress
Well, I mean, if a joke or humor is bawdy, it's got to be funny enough to warrant it. You can't just have it bawdy or dirty just for the sake of being that - it's got to be funny.
Quote examples
James Fox
English Actor
Performance' gave me doubts about my way of life. Before that, I had been completely involved in the more bawdy side of the film business. But after that, everything changed.
Quote examples
Harry S Truman
American President
If I hadn't been President of the United States, I probably would have ended up a piano player in a bawdy house.
Quote examples
Betty White
American Actress
I like bawdy humor. I love bawdy humor, but not dirty humor.
Quote examples
H. L. Mencken
American Writer
The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral.
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