Bawdy

/ˈbɔːdi/ adjective

Containing crude references to sex or bathroom humor in a funny and playful way, rather than mean-spirited.

From Middle English 'baude' meaning 'woman in charge of a brothel,' from Old French 'baud' meaning 'bold' or 'lively.' The word shifted to describe the crude humor associated with such places.

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