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Newspaper people, once celebrated as founts of ribald humor and uncouth fun, have of late lost all their gaiety, and small wonder.
Russell Baker

Meaning of "ribald" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RIBALD

From Old French ribauld, from riber to live licentiously, of Germanic origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RIBALD

ribald  [ˈrɪbəld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIBALD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ribald can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RIBALD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ribaldry

Ribaldry is humorous entertainment that ranges from bordering on indelicacy to gross indecency. It is also referred to as "bawdiness", "gaminess" or "bawdry". Sex is presented in ribald material more for the purpose of poking fun at the foibles and weaknesses that manifest themselves in human sexuality, rather than to present sexual stimulation either excitingly or artistically. Also, ribaldry may use sex as a metaphor to illustrate some non-sexual concern, in which case ribaldry may verge on the territory of satire. Like any humour, ribaldry may be read as conventional or subversive. Ribaldry typically depends on a shared background of sexual conventions and values, and its comedy generally depends on seeing those conventions broken. The ritual taboo-breaking that is a usual counterpart of ribaldry underlies its controversial nature and explains why ribaldry is sometimes a subject of censorship. Ribaldry, whose usual aim is not "merely" to be sexually stimulating, often does address larger concerns than mere sexual appetite. However, being presented in the form of comedy, these larger concerns may be overlooked by censors.

Definition of ribald in the English dictionary

The definition of ribald in the dictionary is coarse, obscene, or licentious, usually in a humorous or mocking way. Other definition of ribald is a ribald person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RIBALD


abled
ˈeɪbəld
corbelled
ˈkɔːbəld
disabled
dɪˈseɪbəld
fabled
ˈfeɪbəld
gabled
ˈɡeɪbəld
gambolled
ˈɡæmbəld
garbled
ˈɡɑːbəld
humbled
ˈhʌmbəld
learning-disabled
ˌlɜːnɪŋdɪˈseɪbəld
libelled
ˈlaɪbəld
marbled
ˈmɑːbəld
rebelled
ˈrebəld
stubbled
ˈstʌbəld
troubled
ˈtrʌbəld
unassembled
ˌʌnəˈsɛmbəld
undissembled
ˌʌndɪˈsɛmbəld
unfabled
ʌnˈfeɪbəld
unlabeled
ʌnˈleɪbəld
war-disabled
ˈwɔːdɪˌseɪbəld
warbled
ˈwɔːbəld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIBALD

rib
rib roast
rib-tickler
rib-tickling
riba
ribaldly
ribaldry
riband
ribattuta
ribavirin
ribband
ribbed
ribbed and smoked sheet
Ribbentrop
ribber
ribbing
Ribble
ribbon
ribbon development
ribbon microphone

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIBALD

bald
Buchenwald
Donald
emerald
Fitzgerald
Grindelwald
herald
Macdonald
McDonald
Ostwald
Oswald
piebald
Schwarzwald
semibald
skald
skewbald
the Weald
Tynwald
weald
woald

Synonyms and antonyms of ribald in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RIBALD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ribald» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ribald

Translation of «ribald» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIBALD

Find out the translation of ribald to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ribald from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ribald» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

下流
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ribald
570 millions of speakers

English

ribald
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سفيه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непристойный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irreverente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অশ্লীলভাষী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paillard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reben
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

deftig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下品な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상스러운 말을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ribald
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thô tục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆபாச மொழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खरडपट्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

müstehcen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

licenzioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rubaszny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непристойний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

licențios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άσεμνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onvanpas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ribald
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ribald
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ribald

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIBALD»

The term «ribald» is regularly used and occupies the 106.674 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RIBALD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ribald

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2 QUOTES WITH «RIBALD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ribald.
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Russell Baker
Newspaper people, once celebrated as founts of ribald humor and uncouth fun, have of late lost all their gaiety, and small wonder.
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Tina Brown
The no-secrets era of social media makes one consider the built-in risk factor of nominating high-testosterone men to positions of power at all. Everyone is under too much scrutiny now to take a chance on candidates who suddenly blow up into a comic meme, a punchline, a ribald hashtag.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIBALD»

Discover the use of ribald in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ribald and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Bedside Anthology of Ribald Classics
When the ever-inventive Chinese, or Gutenberg, invented printing, no limit could be put on the publication and dispersal—geographical, linguistic and chronological—ofmankind's best loved narratives. Ribald stories have always been told ...
J. A. Gato, 2006
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Ribald Tales
S. Lock. RIBALD TALES & STORIES FROM U.T. Confessions of a Staff Weenie LOCKS Writers Club Press San Jose New York Lincoln Shanghai Ribald Tales & Stories From U.T. Confessions of a Staff.
S. Lock, 2002
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RIBALD TALES OF YESTERDECADE
Haslyn Parris. RIBALD TALES YESTERODEBAUE by m WES Ribald Tales of Yesterdecade Haslyn Parris. Front Cover.
Haslyn Parris, 2013
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Lord Raglan, a would-be sacrifice to a ribald Press: his ...
LORD RAGLAN A WOULD BE SACRIFICE TO A RIBALD PRESS: HISTORY, CHARACTER, AND SERVICES DESCRIBED IN A LETTER PUBLISHED IN THE MORNING CHRONICLE OF THE 8TH MARCH. BY AN ENGLISHMAN AND ...
FitzRoy James Henry Somerset Baron Raglan, 1855
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Modern Greek Humor: A Collection of Jokes and Ribald Tales
Bawdy, earthy, off-color jokes and folktales, with a strong emphasis on machismo, have been collected from all sectors of Greek society and reflect the diversity and complexity of Greek life
Ethelyn Gay Orso, 1979
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
ribald He they Belied and me they tortured, me they laah'd and humiliated. Me the sport of ribald Veterans, mine of ruffian violators ! Instead of having the solemn countenance of the average English driver, hut face was almost ribald in its cou- ...
‎1911
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The Intoxicated Taxi: Ribald Adventures of a Sober Alcoholic ...
Max Yaeger is a Hollywood taxi driver who has fun interacting with all kinds of exciting people: cops, horny starlets, strange Christian Jews, aircraft executives, motion picture stars and others.
Tom Swicegood, 2003
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Nothing Risque, Nothing Gained: Ribald Riddles, Lascivious ...
This celebration of verbal ingenuity on impolite subjects includes puns of every sort, spoonerisms, Tom Swifties, and a grand Dirty Dictionary.
Richard Lederer, 1995
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A Work of Universal ...
ribald Me they seized and me they tortured, me they lash'd and humiliated. Me the sport of ribald Veterans, mine of ruffian violators ! Tennyson, Boadicea. Instead of having the solemn countenance of the average English driver, his face was ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1906
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
ribald He they seized and me they tortured, me they lash'd and humiliated. Me the sport of ribald Veterans, mine of ruffian violators 1 Tennyson, Boadicea. Instead of having the solemn countenance of the average English driver, his face was ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIBALD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ribald is used in the context of the following news items.
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Birds, Bees And The Power Of Sex Appeal: The Ribald Lives Of …
Flowers, bugs and bees: Stephen Buchmann wanted to study them all when he was a kid. "I never grew out of my bug-and-dinosaur phase," he tells NPR's Arun ... «NPR, Jul 15»
2
Can't Forget About You review – ribald romcom with Northern Irish …
Can't Forget About You review – ribald romcom with Northern Irish tension ... It's rude, ribald and, in Conleth Hill's well-acted production, raucously funny. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Ribald love story for people who are too old to meet cute
Twitter users may already be fans of comedian Rob Delaney's strange mix of the nasty and the gentlemanly, which is part of the appeal of this endearingly ribald ... «The Columbian, Jul 15»
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The Moral Arc of 'Ted 2': A Ribald Comedy With a Moral Message
What does a smart and socially savvy comedy writer, actor, and producer like Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, SNL host, Oscars host) do when he wants to say ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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'Catastrophe': A ribald love story for people who are too old to meet …
Twitter users may already be fans of comedian Rob Delaney's strange mix of the nasty and the gentlemanly, which is part of the appeal of this endearingly ribald ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jun 15»
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When The Family Business Is Ribald Wedding Poetry
When The Family Business Is Ribald Wedding Poetry. I'm the guy who writes too-clever poems for special occasions. I come by it honestly. No, proudly. «BuzzFeed News, May 15»
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Adam Sandler serenades Letterman with a sweetly ribald farewell …
David Letterman has one week of Late Shows left before he retires, and on Tuesday, Adam Sandler stopped by to pay his respects. He did it in song. Maybe only ... «The Week Magazine, May 15»
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Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally bring ribald comedy to Detroit
As couples of comedy go, it doesn't get any better than Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally. He played the moustachioed, red meat-advocating, ... «Detroit Free Press, May 15»
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Jeff Simon: Showtime's rollicking, ribald 'Happyish' makes its debut
“I work for Satan,” says Thom Payne, the advertising executive hero of Showtime's “Happyish,” which is now just a few hours away from joining TV's unseemly ... «Buffalo News, Apr 15»
10
Bill and Hillary, sent up in ribald song
NEW YORK — Depending on what voters have in mind, “Clinton the Musical” is either a flashback to some of the juicier comedy targets of recent presidential ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»

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