About The Word Ribald
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Ribald
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What's The Definition Of Ribald?
[n] a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language
[adj] humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language" Synonyms | Synonyms for Ribald: bawdy | dirty | off-color Related Terms | Find terms related to Ribald: See Also | vulgarian Ribald In Webster's Dictionary \Rib"ald\, n./ [OE. ribald, ribaud, F. ribaud, OF.
ribald, ribault, LL. ribaldus, of German origin; cf. OHG
hr[=i]pa prostitute. For the ending -ald cf. E. {Herald}.]
A low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow.
--Spenser. Pope.
Ribald was almost a class name in the feudal system . .
. He was his patron's parasite, bulldog, and tool . . .
It is not to be wondered at that the word rapidly
became a synonym for everything ruffianly and brutal.
--Earle.
\Rib"ald\, a. Low; base; mean; filthy; obscene. The busy day, Waked by the lark, hath roused the ribald crows. --Shak. |
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