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ribaldry

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  1. 1. n. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. ribald humor Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. behavior or language bordering on indelicacy Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 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 Macaulay. Source: webster
  5. 5. The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency;obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent language, butformerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct.The ribaldry of his conversation moved Macaulay. Source: adambom

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