ribaldry


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rib·ald·ry

 (rĭb′əl-drē, rī′-)
n. pl. rib·ald·ries
Vulgar, lewdly humorous language or joking or an instance of it.
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ribaldry

(ˈrɪbəldrɪ)
n
ribald language or behaviour
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rib•ald•ry

(ˈrɪb əl dri; spelling pron. ˈraɪ bəl-)

n.
1. ribald character, as of language; scurrility.
2. ribald speech.
[1300–50; ribaudrie < Old French]
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ribaldry

coarse, vulgar, or obscene language or joking. — ribald, adj.
See also: Language
coarse, vulgar, or obscene language or joking. — ribald, adj.
See also: Humor
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.ribaldry - ribald humor
humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
2.ribaldry - behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
indelicacy - the trait of being indelicate and offensive
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ribaldry

noun
Something that is offensive to accepted standards of decency:
Slang: raunch.
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Translations

ribaldry

[ˈrɪbəldrɪ] N
1. [of jokes] → chocarrería f; [of person] → procacidad f
2. (= jokes etc) → cosas fpl verdes, cosas fpl obscenas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ribaldry

nFerkeleien pl, → Schweinereien pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ribaldry

[ˈrɪbldrɪ] n (old) → sguaiataggine f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in classic literature ?
'The ribaldry of this miserable man is despicably disgusting,' said Pott, pretending to address Bob Sawyer, and scowling upon Slurk.
But these fellows having for the most part strong lungs, and being naturally fond of singing, chanted any ribaldry or nonsense that occurred to them, feeling pretty certain that it would not be detected in the general chorus, and not caring much if it were.
Now, when any vicious simpleton excites my disgust by his paltry ribaldry, I cannot flatter myself that I am better than he: I am forced to confess that he and I are on a level.
"The second point is: I hate ribaldry and ribald talkers.
For five good minutes they stood there, shouting ribaldry at him, deriding him, mocking him, jeering at him.
Even the ribaldry of the low characters is different: the Reeve, the Miller, and the Cook are several men, and distinguished from each other as much as the mincing Lady- Prioress and the broad-speaking, gap-toothed Wife of Bath.
Feasting, drinking, ribaldry, laughter, go on alongside of all sorts of other occupations in Vanity Fair--the crowds were pouring out of church as Rawdon and his friend passed down St.
Curious, however, after reading this announcement, to see what kind of morsels were so carefully preserved, I turned a few leaves, and found them scrawled all over with the vilest and the filthiest ribaldry that ever human hogs delighted in.
While we were still lifting our thumbs up to this man, Lorreta Onochie, Buhari's aide, had dragged the hallowed discourse to the level of ribaldry by equating Makinde's noble move with her principal's.
At the same time, Phallos, for all its ribaldry and narrative play, is a significant addition to Delany's oeuvre.
Eight were in Flagstaff and 15 in Williams, which was noted "far and wide for its ribaldry."
Nine months into his melodramatic governorship, he is already the butt of dry jokes and ribaldry from exasperated Nairobians.