bawdy = 'rowdily humorous; slapstick'

[Jonathan Lighter]

Today at http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=133129&messages=7

"I heard John Roberts & Tony Barrand sing a bawdy song about a rather
spirited dinner party."

None of the lyrics of the song are in the least bit "bawdy."  I've
encountered this usage before at this site.

JL

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