bawdy = 'rowdily humorous; slapstick'

[Jonathan Lighter]

The idiotic Australian DJs' call to the hospital containing the Duchess of
Cambridge is described by CNN as "a bawdy prank."

JL


On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com>wrote:

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> 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."
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> > Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:47:08 -0400
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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.
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> > JL
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