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Ribald

Ribald. By: Katie Nucci. Denotative Meaning. Vulgar Indecent in speech In a humorous way. Etymology.

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Ribald

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  1. Ribald By: Katie Nucci

  2. Denotative Meaning • Vulgar • Indecent in speech • In a humorous way

  3. Etymology • ribald (n.) c.1240, "a rogue, ruffian, rascall, scoundrell, varlet, filthie fellow" [Cotgrave], from O.Fr. ribalt, of uncertain origin, perhaps from riber "be wanton, sleep around," from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G. riban "be wanton," lit. "to rub," possibly from the common euphemistic use of "rub" words to mean "have sex"), from P.Gmc. *wribanan, from PIE base *wer- "to turn, bend.” The adj. is attested from 1500, from the noun. Ribaldry is recorded from c.1300.

  4. Examples of Ribald in Sentence • “Ribald Tales of Canterbury” (title of movie from 1985) • “The jokes suggest that Kozinsky is both ribald and unusually free spirited for someone of his stature.” (Nathan Koppel, Law Blog) • “After one of the most expensive and ribald advertising blitzes in drug industry history, Levitra, the new impotence treatment, has in less than a month captured half of Viagra's market share among new prescriptions.” (Gardiner Harris, The New York Times)

  5. Examples of Things that can be Ribald • Humor/jokes • Comments • Lessons • Stories • Songs • Laughter • Person • Term/word • Action • obscenity

  6. Visual/Audio Representation • Click the link to see a video of an inappropriate or ribald comment made in Disney World. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoNu7bTgzDo

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