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- [rib-uh ld; spelling pronunciation rahy-buh ld]
- /ˈrɪb əld; spelling pronunciation ˈraɪ bəld/
- /ˈrɪb.əld/
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- [rib-uh ld; spelling pronunciation rahy-buh ld]
- /ˈrɪb əld; spelling pronunciation ˈraɪ bəld/
Definitions of ribald word
- adjective ribald vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous. 1
- noun ribald a ribald person. 1
- adjective ribald coarse, vulgar 1
- adjective ribald A ribald remark or sense of humour is rather rude and refers to sex in a humorous way. 0
- adjective ribald coarse, obscene, or licentious, usually in a humorous or mocking way 0
- noun ribald a ribald person 0
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Origin of ribald
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English ribald, ribaud (noun) < Old French ribau(l)d, equivalent to rib(er) to be licentious (< Old High German rīben to copulate, be in heat, literally, rub) + -au(l)d, -alt < Frankish *-wald a suffix in personal names, derivative of *walden to rule; compare parallel development of -ard
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Parts of speech for Ribald
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ribald popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ribald usage trend in Literature
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adj ribald
- amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
- bawdy — A bawdy story or joke contains humorous references to sex.
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- campy — Campy means the same as camp.
noun ribald
- clown — A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh.
- cutup — a person who clowns, plays practical jokes, etc. to attract attention
- funster — a person who creates or seeks fun, as a comedian or reveler.
- gagman — a person who writes comic material for public performers.
- life of the party — most lively, outgoing person
adjective ribald
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- dysphemistic — Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism.
- gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- jokey — lacking in seriousness; frivolous: The editorial had an offensively jokey tone for such an important subject.
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