bawdyPronunciation: /ˈbɔːdi/Translate bawdy | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of bawdy adjective (bawdier, bawdiest) dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent. noun [mass noun] humorously indecent talk or writing. Derivatives bawdily adverb bawdiness noun Origin: early 16th century: from bawd + -y1bawdy in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of bawdy in the US English dictionary