| 单词 | ribaldry |
| 释义 | ribaldry (once / 12806 pages) n Ribaldry is a kind of humor that's slightly inappropriate or off-color. You might want to keep your friends' ribaldry in check if your sweet old grandmother suddenly shows up at your house. When people tell bawdy or vulgar jokes (like bathroom humor, or jokes about sex), that's ribaldry. Imagine a rowdy sailors' bar or even a scene in a Shakespeare comedy, and there's bound to be some ribaldry. This noun comes to us by way of the adjective ribald, "bawdy or lewd," from the Old French ribaut, "rogue or scoundrel." WORD FAMILYribaldry: ribaldries USAGE EXAMPLESAs in “Tales of Ribaldry,” this heat is all conversation: nobility and mutual understanding. Rowr. The New Yorker(Jun 13, 2016) For all its verbal ribaldry, “Neighbors 2” veers toward a near-puritanical wholesomeness. The New Yorker(May 20, 2016) In the end, the ribaldry seemed to stay all in good fun, revelers reported. New York Times(Feb 23, 2016) 1n ribald humor Hyper humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter 2n behavior or language bordering on indelicacy Syn|Hyper gaminess, raciness, spiciness indelicacy the trait of being indelicate and offensive |
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