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How to pronounce ribald in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bawdy, off-color


ribald language.
Type Words
Type of vulgarian

Examples of ribald

ribald
Thus Four Souls juxtaposes the silly and the somber, the ribald and the elegiac.
From the theatlantic.com
Sanders notes many of the songs Kupferberg wrote tended to be on the ribald side.
From the sacbee.com
During this time Duchamp drew and sold cartoons which reflected his ribald humor.
From the en.wikipedia.org
From the ribald to the raunchy, the latest electronic holiday cards aim to please.
From the forbes.com
The situations and dialogue are delightfully ribald and thus cannot be quoted here.
From the stltoday.com
Which might be fun, given the bold and brassy Lane's ribald sense of humour.
From the nzherald.co.nz
It lends itself equally to the comic and wistful, the ribald and nostalgic.
From the bloomberg.com
Last year, he apologized to the Palins for a ribald joke involving one of their daughters.
From the sacbee.com
Yet this flaw does not long detract from the novel's serious intent and ribald telling.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • A ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language
  • Bawdy: humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"
  • Ribaldry is humorous entertainment that ranges from bordering on indelicacy to gross indecency. It is a genre of sexual entertainment, in addition to pornography and erotica. It is also referred to as "bawdiness", "gaminess" or "bawdry".
  • A person who is filthy or vulgar; Coarsely, vulgarly or lewdly humorous
  • Characterized by or indulging in vulgar, lewd humor.
  • (adj) - irreverent; indecent