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ribaldry

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rib·ald·ry  (rbl-dr, r-)
n. pl. rib·ald·ries
Vulgar, lewdly humorous language or joking or an instance of it.
ribaldry [ˈrɪbəldrɪ]
n
ribald language or behaviour
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
gaminess, raciness, spiciness
indelicacy - the trait of being indelicate and offensive
Translations
ribaldry [ˈrɪbəldrɪ] N
1. [of jokes] → chocarrería f; [of person] → procacidad f
2. (= jokes etc) → cosas fpl verdes, cosas fpl obscenas
ribaldry
n → Ferkeleien pl, → Schweinereien pl
ribaldry [ˈrɪb/əldrɪ] n (old) → sguaiataggine f
ribaldry [ˈrɪb/əldrɪ] n (old) → sguaiataggine f


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The ribaldry of this miserable man is despicably disgusting,' said Pott, pretending to address Bob Sawyer, and scowling upon Slurk.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
The second point is: I hate ribaldry and ribald talkers.
Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
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