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Bawdry Definition & Meaning

bawdry
noun
  1. lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"

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What does bawdry mean?
lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"
What part of speech is bawdry?
Bawdry is a noun.

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