ribaldry
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Ribaldry — is humorous entertainment that ranges from bordering on indelicacy to vulgar. It is a third, and somewhat neglected, genre of sexual entertainment. It is often confused with pornography and erotica. It is also referred to as bawdiness , gaminess… … Wikipedia
Ribaldry — Rib ald*ry, n. [OE. ribaldrie, ribaudrie, OF. ribalderie, ribauderie.] The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; lewdness; now chiefly applied to indecent language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ribaldry — index obscenity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ribaldry — 14c., from O.Fr. rebauderie, from ribalt (see RIBALD (Cf. ribald)) … Etymology dictionary
ribaldry — [rib′əldrē] n. [ME ribawdrye < OFr ribauderie: see RIBALD & ERY] ribald language or humor … English World dictionary
ribaldry — noun (plural ries) Date: 14th century 1. a ribald quality or element 2. a. ribald language or humor b. an instance of ribald language or humor … New Collegiate Dictionary
ribaldry — /rib euhl dree/; spelling pron. /ruy beuhl dree/, n. 1. ribald character, as of language; scurrility. 2. ribald speech. [1300 50; ME ribaudrie < OF. See RIBALD, RY] * * * … Universalium
ribaldry — Synonyms and related words: Rabelaisianism, X rated movie, bad language, bawdiness, bawdry, billingsgate, blue language, blue movie, coarseness, colorful language, crassness, crudeness, crudity, cursing, cussing, dirt, dirtiness, dirty language,… … Moby Thesaurus
ribaldry — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pornography, vulgarity, smuttiness, obscenity; see humor 1 , indecency 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Something that is offensive to accepted standards of decency: bawdry, dirt, filth, obscenity, profanity, scatology,… … English dictionary for students
ribaldry — rib|ald|ry [ˈrıbəldri] n [U] ribald remarks or jokes … Dictionary of contemporary English
