Meaning of RIBALDRY
| Pronunciation: | | 'ribuldree
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- [n] behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
- [n] ribald humor
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RIBALDRY is a 8 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | gaminess, raciness, spiciness |
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| | See Also: | | humor, humour, indelicacy, wit, witticism, wittiness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Rib"ald*ry\, n. [OE. ribaldrie, ribaudrie, OF.
ribalderie, ribauderie.]
The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency;
obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent
language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts
or conduct.
The ribaldry of his conversation moved ?stonishment
even in that age. --Macaulay.
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