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ribaldry

[ rib-uh l-dree; spelling pronunciation rahy-buh l-dree ]

/ ˈrɪb əl dri; spelling pronunciation ˈraɪ bəl dri /

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noun

ribald character, as of language; scurrility.

ribald speech.

Origin of ribaldry

1300–50; Middle English ribaudrie < Old French. See ribald, -ry

Words nearby ribaldry

rib-knit, rib-tickler, rib-tickling, riba, ribald, ribaldry, riband, ribat, ribavirin, ribband, ribbed and smoked sheet

Example sentences from the Web for ribaldry

The petitions of the pious were matched by the ribaldry of the profligate.

Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) |Charles Morris
He was a chaste and pure writer, avoiding the ribaldry and obscenity of the age.

The Every Day Book of History and Chronology |Joel Munsell
These were silent or even made some efforts to restrain the ribaldry of their men.

The Lion's Brood |Duffield Osborne
They know the paper before them to be a hoax, but do they believe in the ribaldry, the calumny, the less on that account?

Winterslow |William Hazlitt

If he did riot presume to rebuke the ribaldry of his master, neither would he condescend to smile at it.

The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series |Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for ribaldry

ribaldry

/ (ˈrɪbəldrɪ) /

noun

ribald language or behaviour