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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rib•ald /ˈrɪbəld; spelling pron. ˈraɪbəld/USA pronunciation adj. - vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.;
humorous in a crude way;
irreverent.
rib•ald•ry, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rib•ald (rib′əld; spelling pron. rī′bəld),USA pronunciation adj. - vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.;
coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent;
scurrilous.
n. - a ribald person.
- Frankish *-wald a suffix in personal names, derivative of *walden to rule; compare parallel development of -ard
- Old High German rīben to copulate, be in heat, literally, rub) + -au(l)d, -alt
- Old French ribau(l)d, equivalent. to rib(er) to be licentious (
- Middle English ribald, ribaud (noun, nominal) 1200–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged indecent, obscene, gross.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pure.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ribald /ˈrɪbəld/ adj - coarse, obscene, or licentious, usually in a humorous or mocking way
n - a ribald person
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French ribauld, from riber to live licentiously, of Germanic origin |