ribald
3
9.5
- adjective
- /ˈrɪbəld/
- Offensive
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- The comedian's ribald jokes had the audience laughing uncontrollably.
- often ribald
He ended up getting work with Playboy, where he worked had a column, a ribald classics.
- He ended up getting work with Playboy, where he worked had a column, a ribald classics.
Examples
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You once asked me if I could... ...supply you with a ribald piece of gossip.
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I wore a top hat and tails and sang ribald songs.
Fiction book (1993) -
Someone had probably just finished telling some joke or ribald story, he decided.
Fiction book (1995) -
I could hear his progress toward the kitchen, marked by shouted congratulations, ribald questions, and advice.
Fiction book (1991) -
Mr. Noyes... ...do you have a ribald piece of gossip for me?
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I have a more ribald sense of humor than average, though, so that may be a mitigating factor.
Blog text (11) -
Some of the men seemed to go out of their way to devise ribald lyrics to discomfit me.
Fiction book (1993) -
A little ribald humor?
Fiction book (2001) -
A toothless woman sings the last line of a ribald bar song in a filthy place with sawdust on the floor.
Fiction book (1992) -
Even Antigonus, who had always amused him, began to shred his nerves with his collection of ribald jokes.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
45
5.1
Being rude and offensive, often about sex
22
6.5
Being rude and indecent in words or behaviour
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7.9
Slightly shocking because it talks about sex in a rude or funny way
17
8.6
Content about sex that is rude and shocking
10
9.3
Talking about sex in a funny or rude way
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7.7
Slightly rude or indecent in a way meant to be funny
1
7.7
A little impolite because it talks about sex, often in a funny or daring way
Antonyms
How Vulgar
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ribald comes from the Old French word ribaud, a person known for 'rude' and 'crude' talk. That's why ribald describes speech or jokes that are rough, vulgar, or meant to shock people for a laugh.