ribaldry

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

/ ˈrɪb əl dri; spelling pronunciation ˈraɪ bəl dri /

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noun

ribald character, as of language; scurrility.

ribald speech.

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Origin of ribaldry

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

Words nearby ribaldry

riata, Riau Archipelago, rib, R.I.B.A., ribald, ribaldry, riband, ribat, ribavirin, ribband, ribbed and smoked sheet

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How to use ribaldry in a sentence

Then, as the curses and ribaldry died away, he emerged slowly as from beneath a stupefying load.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
A Sandwich Islander appreciates this when he salutes a British crew in terms compounded of oaths and ribaldry.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
These were silent or even made some efforts to restrain the ribaldry of their men.
The Lion's Brood|Duffield Osborne
The day wore on to noon, and still ribaldry was master of the wynds.
Auld Licht Idylls|J. M. Barrie

Two out of a vast number may be selected as painful evidences of a departed century's tombstone ribaldry.
In Search Of Gravestones Old And Curious|W.T. (William Thomas) Vincent

British Dictionary definitions for ribaldry

ribaldry

/ (ˈrɪbəldrɪ) /

noun

ribald language or behaviour

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