ribald

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɪb^əld/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrɪbəld; spelling pron. ˈraɪbəld/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rib′əld; spelling pron. rī′bəld)

rib•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]

rib•ald (rib′əld; spelling pron. rī′bəld),USA pronunciation adj.

vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.;
coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent;
scurrilous.

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

rib′ald•ly, adv.

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ribald /ˈrɪb^əld/ adj

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French ribauld, from riber to live licentiously, of Germanic origin

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