Ribaldry

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Vulgar, lewdly humorous language or joking or an instance of it.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Joking or humorous language done in a vulgar or lewd fashion.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The qualities or acts of a ribald; licentious or foul language; ribald conversation; obscenity; indecency.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. ribald humor
  • n. behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    wittiness    humour    wit    humor    witticism    indelicacy   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    indecency    obscenity    lewdness   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts