BAWDY


Meaning of BAWDY in English

/ ˈbɔːdi; NAmE / adjective

( bawd·ier , bawd·iest ) ( old-fashioned ) ( of songs, plays, etc. ) loud, and dealing with sex in an amusing way

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent.: from bawd woman in charge of a brothel + -y .

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