Roughie

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of roughy (“type of fish”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A film portraying rough sex. slang

    "Wishman's film is typically classified as a roughie within sexploitation cinema."

Synonyms

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orange roughyorange roughyredfishruffruffshearling

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"Wishman's film is typically classified as a roughie within sexploitation cinema."

Etymology

From rough + -ie.

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