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BNC: 32765 COCA: 27758

ribald

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ribald /ˈrɪbəld/ adjective
ribald
/ˈrɪbəld/
adjective
Learner's definition of RIBALD
[more ribald; most ribald] formal
: referring to sex in a rude but amusing way下流的;粗俗的

— ribaldry

/ˈrɪbəldri/ noun, plural ribaldries
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BNC: 32765 COCA: 27758

ribald

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adjective

rib·​ald ˈri-bəld How to pronounce ribald (audio)
 also  ˈri-ˌbȯld,
ˈrī-ˌbȯld
1
: marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude, offensive
ribald language
ribald humor
2
: characterized by or using coarse, indecent humor
a ribald memoir/song

ribald

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noun

archaic
: a person coarse or lewd in appearance, speech, writing, or thought : a ribald person
Choose the Right Synonym for ribald

coarse, vulgar, gross, obscene, ribald mean offensive to good taste or morals.

coarse implies roughness, rudeness, or crudeness of spirit, behavior, or language.

found the coarse humor of coworkers offensive

vulgar often implies boorishness or ill-breeding.

a loud vulgar belch

gross implies extreme coarseness and insensitiveness.

gross eating habits

obscene applies to anything strongly repulsive to the sense of decency and propriety especially in sexual matters.

obscene language not allowed on the air

ribald applies to what is amusingly or picturesquely vulgar or irreverent or mildly indecent.

entertained the campers with ribald folk songs

Example Sentences

Adjective some of the movie's most ribald, and thus funniest, scenes were cut for showing on broadcast television a ribald tale rife with double entendres and racy innuendo
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Eight years ago that original, decidedly more ribald version, was a surprise hit with gay men. Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Oct. 2020 But, Brigman found, the men in Stieglitz’s scene often belittled the subject, ogling and making ribald jokes. Sarah Blackwood, The New Yorker, 11 May 2020 But Beforeigners eschews the supernatural, and the campier teen soap elements, to deliver a thoughtful, moving, and often quite ribald and funny tale of various worlds colliding. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2020 Later, Society members on the city commission pulled funding from a chamber-of-commerce event, citing concerns about an allegedly ribald country-and-western band. Emma Green, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2019 The Los Angeles artist, known for her ribald depictions of middle-aged men and babies (and baby men) wreaking all manner of havoc (bodily and otherwise), is presenting a series of paintings and videos. Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2019 The Los Angeles artist, known for her ribald depictions of middle-aged men and babies (and baby men) wreaking all manner of havoc (bodily and otherwise), is presenting a new series of paintings and videos. Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2019 Some more-than-meets-the-eye introspection punctuated with a ribald quip. Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2019 Haywood discussed her campaign on a recent afternoon at her two-story brick home on the South Side of Chicago, showing a ribald sense of humor and a gift for gab. Malika Andrews, New York Times, 8 May 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English ribaud person of low status, scoundrel, lecher, from Anglo-French, from Old French riber to be debauched, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rīban to be in heat, copulate, literally, to rub

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ribald was in the 13th century
BNC: 32765 COCA: 27758

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