bawdy = 'rowdily humorous; slapstick'

[Tom Zurinskas]

To be "bawdy" you need to be a little bit "naughty" or risque.
As an awe-dropper would say it, "To be body you need to be a little bit knotty."

Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+
see truespel.com phonetic spelling


> Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:47:08 -0400
> From: wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM
> Subject: bawdy = 'rowdily humorous; slapstick'
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> Subject: bawdy = 'rowdily humorous; slapstick'
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> Today at http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=133129&messages=7
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> "I heard John Roberts & Tony Barrand sing a bawdy song about a rather
> spirited dinner party."
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> 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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