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ribaldry
[ rib-uhl-dree; spelling pronunciation rahy-buhl-dree ]
noun
- ribald character, as of language; scurrility.
- ribald speech.
ribaldry
/ ˈrɪbəldrɪ /
noun
- ribald language or behaviour
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Then, as the curses and ribaldry died away, he emerged slowly as from beneath a stupefying load.
A Sandwich Islander appreciates this when he salutes a British crew in terms compounded of oaths and ribaldry.
These were silent or even made some efforts to restrain the ribaldry of their men.
The day wore on to noon, and still ribaldry was master of the wynds.
Two out of a vast number may be selected as painful evidences of a departed century's tombstone ribaldry.
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