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Ribald

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Noun

1. ribald

a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language

Adjective

2. bawdy, off-color, ribald

humorously vulgar

Example Sentences:
'bawdy songs'
'off-color jokes'
'ribald language'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ribald

see synonyms of ribald
adjective
1. 
coarse, obscene, or licentious, usually in a humorous or mocking way
noun
2. 
a ribald person

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Ribald

see synonyms of ribald
adjective
1. 
characterized by coarse or vulgar joking or mocking; esp., dealing with sex in a humorously earthy or direct way
noun
2. 
a ribald person

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ribald

see synonyms of ribald
adj.
Characterized by or indulging in humor that is vulgar and lewd.
n.
A vulgar, lewdly funny person.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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