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ribaldry
rib·ald·ry R0229300 (rĭb′əl-drē, rī′-)n. pl. rib·ald·ries Vulgar, lewdly humorous language or joking or an instance of it.ribaldry (ˈrɪbəldrɪ) nribald language or behaviourrib•ald•ry (ˈrɪb əl dri; spelling pron. ˈraɪ bəl-)
n. 1. ribald character, as of language; scurrility. 2. ribald speech. [1300–50; ribaudrie < Old French] ribaldrycoarse, vulgar, or obscene language or joking. — ribald, adj.See also: Language
coarse, vulgar, or obscene language or joking. — ribald, adj.See also: HumorThesaurus| Noun | 1. | ribaldry - ribald humorhumor, 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 indelicacygaminess, raciness, spicinessindelicacy - the trait of being indelicate and offensive |
ribaldrynounSomething that is offensive to accepted standards of decency:bawdry, dirt, filth, obscenity, profanity, scatology, smut, vulgarity.Slang: raunch.Translations
Ribaldry
RibaldryRidicule (See MOCKERY.)Decameron, TheBoccaccio’s bawdy panorama of medieval Italian life. [Ital. Lit.: Bishop, 314–315, 380]Droll TalesBalzac’s Rabelaisian stories, told in racy medieval style and frequently gross. [Fr. Lit.: Contes Drolatiques in Benét, 222]FescenniaEtrurian town noted for jesting and scurrilous verse (Fescennine verse). [Rom. Hist.: EB, TV: 112]Gargantua and PantagruelRabelais’s farcical and obscene 16th-century novel. [Fr. Lit.: Magill I, 298]Golden Ass, Thetale of Lucius and his asininity, with a number of bawdy episodes. [Rom. Lit.: Apuleius Metamorphoses or The Golden Ass in Magill I, 309]Goliardsscholar-poets interested mainly in earthly delights. [Medieval Hist.: Bishop, 292–293]Iambegirl who amused Demeter with bawdy stories. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 136]LaFontaine, The Tales ofribald stories in verse, adapted from Boccaccio and others. [Fr. Lit.: Contes en Vers in Benét, 222]Miller’s Tale, Thelusty story told by the drunken Miller. [Br. Lit.: Canterbury Tales in Magill II, 131]Reeve’s Tale, TheOswald the Reeve retaliates in kind to The Miller’s Tale. [Br. Lit.: Canterbury Tales in Benét, 919]
See Ribaldryribaldry
Related to ribaldry: bawdySynonyms for ribaldrynoun something that is offensive to accepted standards of decencySynonyms- bawdry
- dirt
- filth
- obscenity
- profanity
- scatology
- smut
- vulgarity
- raunch
Synonyms for ribaldrynoun ribald humorRelated Words- humor
- wit
- witticism
- wittiness
- humour
noun behavior or language bordering on indelicacySynonyms- gaminess
- raciness
- spiciness
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