Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Joking or humorous language or behaviour used in a vulgar or lewd fashion.

    Possenspiel, Zote, Kramanzen

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More definitions
  • ribald humor
  • behavior or language bordering on indelicacy

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
humorous language or behaviour:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
humorous language or behaviour:

Origin

From Middle English ribaldrie, from Old French ribaulderie, ribauderie, equivalent to riba

From Middle English ribaldrie, from Old French ribaulderie, ribauderie, equivalent to ribald + -ry.

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Forms

plural: ribaldries
Singularribaldry
Pluralribaldries

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedribald

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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