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

“This Paramount color release is worth seeing,” Thompson added, “if only for the casual, saddle-sore expertise and ribaldry” of Wayne and Mitchum, whom he referred to as “these two leathery dudes.”

From New York Times

His endnotes point to its undercurrent of ribaldry and double-entendre, and he argues for Verne as artistically innovative in his use of temporal shifts, elisions and flashbacks.

From Washington Post

The sight of him crouched in the shade with reddened face and streaming eyes evoked from his companions not pity but ribaldry.

From Literature

How much more thrilling would the 2012 Olympics have been had there been a place within them for gluttony, revelry and ribaldry?

From The Guardian

Just before his arrest, Tray unknowingly impregnated his girlfriend, Shay, played by Tiffany Haddish, best known for the torrent of ribaldry that she brought to the movie “Girls Trip.”

From The New Yorker