Origin of ribald
Middle English ribaude from Old French ribaud, debauchee from riber, to be wanton from Old High German riban, to copulate, literally , to rub from Indo-European an unverified form wreip-, to twist from source Classical Greek rhip?, a throw, rush, storm
The up and coming rapper frequently shocks his audience with his ribald song lyrics.
An off-color and irreverent comment about sex is an example of something that would be described as a ribald comment.
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Origin of ribald
From Middle English ribaud ribald person from Old French from riber to be wanton from Middle High German rīban to rub, be in heat, copulate from Old High German; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.
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(comparative more ribald, superlative most ribald)
- Coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
(plural ribalds)
- An individual who is filthy or vulgar in nature.
From Middle English, from Old French ribaud, ribauld (“rogue, scoundrel") (> French ribaud), from riber (“to be licentious"), from Frankish *rÄ«ben (“to copulate, be in heat", literally “to rub"), from Proto-Germanic *wrÄ«banÄ… (“to turn, twist"), from Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (“to turn, twist") + Old French -auld, from Old Frankish *-wald. Cognate with Old High German rÄ«ban (“to rub"), Dutch wrijven (“to rub"). Compare also Old High German hrÄ«ba (“prostitute"). More at wrap.
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Sentence Examples
- If you're with a group of rowdy friends, you can always alter the rules or game structure to reflect inside jokes or more ribald humor.
- They are rustic, racy and ribald in nature with leather, smoked meat, blackberries, spice and peppery flavors.
- The fruit jumps from juicy cherries to raspberries to plums and is ribald with spice and opulence.
- Ribald or off-color jokes that may be offensive to parents, grandparents, or guests.
- He got into some trouble with the chancellor, Gardiner, over a ribald play, "Pammachius," performed by the students, deriding the old ecclesiastical system, though Bonner wrote to Parker of the assured affection he bore him.