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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ribaldry¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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