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ribaldry

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹɪb.əl.dɹi/Part of speech nounSorted abdilrryStarts with REnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. behavior or language bordering on indelicacy

Word origin

From Middle English ribaldrie, from Old French ribaulderie, ribauderie, equivalent to ribald + -ry.

Used in a sentence

  • Playes are the nurseries of vice, the bawd, / That thorow the senses steales our hearts abroad, / Tainting our eares with obscæne bawdery, / Lascivious words, and wanton ribaulry.
  • His jargon of slang was a continuous joy and surprise to them. His gestures, his strange poses, his frank ribaldry of tongue and principle fascinated them.
  • Sometimes these sagas and anecdotes are touched with ribaldry, or with excessive obscenity, according to the times, and sometimes they are rooted in obscure but still verifiable deistic concepts.

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