an earthy, raw musical style derived from blues and gospel
a singer who can go easily from raunch to rock
Word origin
[1960–65, Amer.; back formation from raunchy]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Pap test, disco, parvovirus, tag question, zip code
Examples of 'raunch' in a sentence
raunch
Unlike our raunch-culture generation, she never confused degradation with empowerment.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Expect athleticism, raunch and very strict health and safety measures.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Give us the rows and not the raunch.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Weirdness is starting to replace raunch, or at least work alongside it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There is another aspect of raunch that has not gone unnoticed.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The public loved it, although that might have been down to the raunch.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
She is an amazing role model and like me, loves a bit of raunch.
The Sun (2008)
Expect colour, raunch and provocation.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
No other artist has swung so fluently from hard rock and stripped-down funk to ballads and dance raunch.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Adding raunch to the regal scaffolding, while the regal scaffolding adds a touch of class to the raunch.