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ribaldry

[ rib-uhl-dree; spelling pronunciation rahy-buhl-dree ]

noun

  1. ribald character, as of language; scurrility.
  2. ribald speech.


ribaldry

/ ˈrɪbəldrɪ /

noun

  1. ribald language or behaviour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ribaldry1

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

Then, as the curses and ribaldry died away, he emerged slowly as from beneath a stupefying load.

A Sandwich Islander appreciates this when he salutes a British crew in terms compounded of oaths and ribaldry.

These were silent or even made some efforts to restrain the ribaldry of their men.

The day wore on to noon, and still ribaldry was master of the wynds.

Two out of a vast number may be selected as painful evidences of a departed century's tombstone ribaldry.

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