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noun
coarse, vulgar, or sexually indecent humor, language, or behavior
The speaker's paltry ribaldry embarrassed everyone at the formal dinner.
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Etymology
From Middle English ribaldrie, borrowed from Old French ribaulderie or ribauderie, and later understood as ribald + -ry. It names the characteristic speech or conduct of a ribald: coarse, irreverent, and often sexually humorous.