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Webster 1913 Edition
Ribaldry
Rib′ald-ry
,Noun.
[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 [GREEK]stonishment even in that age. Macaulay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ribaldry
RIB'ALDRY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
ribaldry
ribaldry
English
Noun
ribaldry (plural ribaldries)
- Joking or humorous language done in a vulgar or lewd fashion.
- about 1900, O. Henry, Hygeia at the Solito
- His jargon of slang was a continuous joy and surprise to them. His gestures, his strange poses, his frank ribaldry of tongue and principle fascinated them.
- about 1900, O. Henry, Hygeia at the Solito
Translations
humorous language
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