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1. (adj.) ribald
vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking.
2. (n.) ribald
a ribald person.
Etymology: (1200–50; ME ribald, ribaud (n.) < OF ribau(l)d=rib(er) to be licentious (< OHG rīben to copulate, be in heat, lit., rub))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) ribald
a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language
2. (adj) bawdy, off-color, ribald
humorously vulgar
"bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) ribald
low; base; mean; filthy; obscene
2. ribald
a low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow
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