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bawdy

[baw-dee] / ˈbɔ di /


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A Sunday People poll of 600 viewers showed 56% of respondents didn't like the first episode, with complaints over "coarse" and "bawdy" dialogue.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

The best thing about “Players” is the cadence and camaraderie of the leads, whose jokes come fast and bawdy and feel authentic to a gang of people who’ve known each other far too long.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Big, bawdy, political, serious and very fun, the show opened to rapturous reviews.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

With roles in everything from bawdy and brutal live-action teen comedy to animated film to kitchen-based dramedy, Edebiri landed a spot as one of The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of 2023.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023

Common, bawdy people—at a distance—had always amused him.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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