ribaldry

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   coarse, vulgar, or sexually indecent humor, language, or behavior

   The speaker's paltry ribaldry embarrassed everyone at the formal dinner.

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.

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