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Definition of Ribaldry
1. Noun. Ribald humor.
2. Noun. Behavior or language bordering on indelicacy.
Generic synonyms: Indelicacy
Derivative terms: Gamy, Racy, Spicy
Definition of Ribaldry
1. n. 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.
Definition of Ribaldry
1. Noun. Joking or humorous language done in a vulgar or lewd fashion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ribaldry
1. crude language [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ribaldry
Literary usage of Ribaldry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus, John Wilson (1913)
"Nor have I, after the Example; of Juvenal, raked up that forgotten sink of filth
and ribaldry, but laid before you things rather ridiculous than dishonest. ..."
2. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"quarry, muttering ribaldry about a sparrow, a spout, and a thunder-storm.
The voice of the watercourse supplied the necessary small talk till Learoyd picked ..."
3. The History of the Popes: From the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor (1906)
"Jokes and ribaldry of this description formed the evening amusement of the men
whose pens were employed in the composition of the Papal Bulls and Briefs. ..."
4. Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S.: Secretary to the by Samuel Pepys, Richard Griffin Braybrooke (1855)
"... and without one word of ribaldry; and the house, by its frequent plaudits,
did show their sufficient approbation. So home; with much ado in an hour ..."
5. The Law in Shakespeare by Cushman Kellogg Davis (1883)
"... which kindled into conflagrations of wit, humor, learning, ribaldry, and wisdom.
There was everything in that romantic age to stir the imagination. ..."
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