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ribaldry Definition


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ribald
adj
    1. Said of language, a speaker, humour, etc: humorous in an obscene, vulgar or indecently disrespectful way.
      Thesaurus: naughty, obscene, risqué, racy, suggestive, prurient, vulgar, smutty, indecent, bawdy, licentious, off-colour, blue; Antonym: polite.
noun
    1. Someone who speaks, behaves, etc in such a way.
Derivative: ribaldry
noun
    Ribald language or behaviour.
      Thesaurus: smut, filth, indecency, vulgarity, obscenity, prurience, bawdiness, raciness, grossness, licentiousness.
Etymology: 13c: from French ribauld, from riber to lead a licentious life.



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