ribaldry

rib·ald·ry

noun \ˈri-bəl-drē also ˈrī-\

plural -ries

Definition of RIBALDRY

1

: a ribald quality or element

2

a : ribald language or humor b : an instance of ribald language or humor

Examples of RIBALDRY

1. <there's a ribaldry in the works of Chaucer that generations of students of English literature have heartily enjoyed>

First Known Use of RIBALDRY

14th century

Related to RIBALDRY

Synonyms: bawdiness, blueness, coarseness, crudeness, crudity, dirt, dirtiness, filth, filthiness, foulness, grossness, impureness, impurity, indecency, lasciviousness, lewdness, nastiness, profanity, raunch, raunchiness, obscenity, smut, smuttiness, vulgarity, wantonness

Related Words: broadness, earthiness, gaminess, raciness, saltiness, suggestiveness; immodesty, indecorousness, indelicacy, indelicateness, lowness, unbecomingness; lechery; depravedness, depravity, kinkiness, naughtiness, perverseness, perversion, perversity, pervertedness, wickedness; exceptionability, objectionableness, unacceptability, undesirability; reprehensibility, reprehensibleness; abusiveness, scurrilousness; atrociousness, atrocity, infamy, loathsomeness, offensiveness, repellency, repugnance, repulsiveness; distastefulness, obnoxiousness, unpleasantness

Near Antonyms: priggery, priggishness, primness, prudery, prudishness, puritanism; correctness, decency, decorousness, decorum, seemliness; appropriateness, fitness, suitability, suitableness; immaculateness, perfection, purity, spotlessness

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