Definition of bawdry Bawdry

bawd•ry

We found 8 definitions of bawdry from 4 different sources.

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What does bawdry mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: bawdries

bawdry - lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"
  bawdy
  dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, filth, smut a word that is considered to be unmentionable; "`failure' is a dirty word to him"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bawdry (n.)
    The practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust.
  • bawdry (n.)
    Illicit intercourse; fornication.
  • bawdry (n.)
    Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language.

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