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Definition of Ribalry

Rib"ald*ry (?), n. [OE. ribaldrie, ribaudrie, OF. ribalderie, ribauderie.] The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct.

The ribaldry of his conversation moved &?;stonishment even in that age.
Macaulay.

Rib"ald*ry (?), n. [OE. ribaldrie, ribaudrie, OF. ribalderie, ribauderie.] The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct.

The ribaldry of his conversation moved &?;stonishment even in that age.
Macaulay.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

RIBALDRY, n. Censorious language by another concerning oneself.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

RIBALDRY. Vulgar abusive language, such as was spoken
by ribalds. Ribalds were originally mercenary soldiers
who travelled about, serving any master far pay, but
afterwards degenerated into a mere banditti.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

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