bawdy
adjective /ˈbɔːdi/
/ˈbɔːdi/
(comparative bawdier, superlative bawdiest)
(old-fashioned)- (of songs, plays, etc.) loud, and dealing with sex in a way that makes people laughOxford Collocations DictionaryBawdy is used with these nouns:
- song
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from bawd ‘woman in charge of a brothel’ + -y.