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Ribald

Ribald. vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous. Etymology. c.1240, "a rogue, ruffian, rascall , scoundrell , varlet, filthie fellow" [ Cotgrave ], from O.Fr . ribalt , of uncertain origin,

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Ribald

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  1. Ribald vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous.

  2. Etymology • 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" (see versus). • The adj. is attested from 1500, from the noun. • Ribaldry is recorded from c.1300.

  3. Sentence • “To his sympathetic mind, the creed of optimism is a ribald insult to the pain of humanity and devout piety merely absurd.” • Essays on Modern Novelists - By William Lyon Phelps

  4. Sentence • “Men and women, boys and girls, trotted along beside or after the cart, hooting, shouting profane and ribald remarks, singing snatches of foul song, skipping, dancing--a very holiday of hellions, a sickening sight.” • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - By Mark Twain • http://www.brainyflix.com/words/ribald

  5. Sentence • “You have told us of their gloating lips; you heard their ribald laugh as they clutched the moving bag that the Count threw to them.” • Bram Stoker, Philip M. Parker, Dracula - By PoulGlargaard

  6. All That is Ribald: • off-color jokes • bawdy songs • drunkenness

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