ribald, also (Spenser) ribaud or rybauld /ribˈəld/

1. Low, base, mean
2. Licentious
3. Foul-mouthed or coarse
4. Sometimes loosely, jeering, floutingly derisive

1. An obscene speaker or writer
2. A menial of the lowest grade (obsolete)
3. A loose, low character (obsolete)

ribˈaldry, also (obsolete) ribˈaudry or (Spenser) rybaudrye /-öd-ri/ noun

1. Obscenity
2. Coarse jesting

ribˈaudred adjective (Shakespeare)

An obscure word, perh for ribaud-rid, ridden by a ribald, or for ribaldried, composed of ribaldry

• have one foot in the grave
• have one's back to the wall
• have one's cake and eat it
• have one's collar felt
• have one's ear to the ground
• have oneself to thank for
• have one's end away
• have one's eye on
• have one's face lifted
• have one's feet on the ground
• have one's fill of
• have one's finger on the button
• have one's fingers all thumbs
• have one's hands full
• have one's head screwed on
• have one's head screwed on the right way
• have one's heart in it
• have one's heart in one's boots
• have one's heart in one's mouth
• have one's heart in the right place
• have one's heart set on
• have one's knife in
• have one's marbles
• have one's monkey up
• have one's name in the Gazette