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Honest vs honourable | Meaning of 'freely and fairly'

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#1 (permalink) Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:10 am Meaning of "racy"

Dear Teachers, What does "racy" mean in "Smoking was seen as racy and daring by the 'Bright Young Things' of the 1920s." ?

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#2 (permalink) Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:25 am Racy

We haven't come such a long way, after all! 'Racy' in your sentence means 'daringly amusing', 'mildly indecent or shocking', 'sexy'.

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