ribald

¹rib·ald

noun
\ˈri-bəld also ˈri-ˌbȯld, ˈrī-ˌbȯld\

Definition of RIBALD

: a ribald person

Origin of RIBALD

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: 13th century

Rhymes with RIBALD

close-hauled, kobold, piebald, skewbald, so-called, sunscald