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ribald

noun

  1. purveyor of ribaldry, bawdy humour
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adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪb.əld/ / /ˈɹaɪ.bɔld/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English ribald, from Old French ribaud, ribauld (“rogue, scoundrel”) ( > English ribaud), from Old French riber (“to be licentious”), from Frankish *rīban (“to copulate, be in heat”, literally “to rub”), from Proto-Germanic *wrībaną (“to turn, twist, writhe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (“to turn, twist”) + Old French -aud, from Frankish *-wald. Related to Old High German rīban (“to rub”), German reiben (“to rub”), Dutch wrijven (“to rub”). Compare also Old High German hrība (“prostitute”). See also English wrap.

  1. Coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.

    [L]et no zealous Christian trust the rogue,—the filthy ribald rascal is a liar.

    But when he died the "Reform Democracy" instinctively returned to its vomit of ribald insult.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English ribald, from Old French ribaud, ribauld (“rogue, scoundrel”) ( > English ribaud), from Old French riber (“to be licentious”), from Frankish *rīban (“to copulate, be in heat”, literally “to rub”), from Proto-Germanic *wrībaną (“to turn, twist, writhe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (“to turn, twist”) + Old French -aud, from Frankish *-wald. Related to Old High German rīban (“to rub”), German reiben (“to rub”), Dutch wrijven (“to rub”). Compare also Old High German hrība (“prostitute”). See also English wrap.

  1. A person who is filthy or vulgar in nature.

    After, he made an harlot, a ribald, come to him alone for to touch his members and his body, to move to lechery.