Ribald
adjective
Making rude or sexual jokes or comments.
A ribald joke had everyone at the party laughing.
Often appears as...
- ribald joke
- ribald humor
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Making rude or sexual jokes or comments.
A ribald joke had everyone at the party laughing.
Often appears as...
- ribald joke
- ribald humor
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/3Use Caution
Ribald language is often inappropriate in formal or polite company due to its sexual or rude humor.
He was admonished for his ribald remarks during the formal dinner.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
What's considered ribald varies among cultures; something humorous in one might offend in another.
The comedian avoided ribald humor while touring internationally to not offend his audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Adult Themes
Ribald content is adult-oriented, so it's not suitable for children or settings involving minors.
The movie rating warned of ribald scenes not suitable for viewers under 18.
Pro Tip 1/3Use Caution
Ribald language is often inappropriate in formal or polite company due to its sexual or rude humor.
He was admonished for his ribald remarks during the formal dinner.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
What's considered ribald varies among cultures; something humorous in one might offend in another.
The comedian avoided ribald humor while touring internationally to not offend his audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Adult Themes
Ribald content is adult-oriented, so it's not suitable for children or settings involving minors.
The movie rating warned of ribald scenes not suitable for viewers under 18.
Pro Tip 1/3Use Caution
Ribald language is often inappropriate in formal or polite company due to its sexual or rude humor.
He was admonished for his ribald remarks during the formal dinner.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
What's considered ribald varies among cultures; something humorous in one might offend in another.
The comedian avoided ribald humor while touring internationally to not offend his audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Adult Themes
Ribald content is adult-oriented, so it's not suitable for children or settings involving minors.
The movie rating warned of ribald scenes not suitable for viewers under 18.
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the ribald humor of the Cook, the solemn prose of the Parson, and the lofty notions of the Squire – to satirize their worldviews. The varied dialects, genres, and literary tropes also make the work a vivid record of the different ways Medieval audiences entertained themselves.
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Everything you need to...
the ribald humor of the Cook, the solemn prose of the Parson, and the lofty notions of the Squire – to satirize their worldviews. The varied dialects, genres, and literary tropes also make the work a vivid record of the different ways Medieval audiences entertained themselves.
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Wesley Morris
American Critic
Jordan Peele is famous, in part, for imitations - of rappers and dingbats and the 44th president of the United States. But he would be impossible to imitate. He isn't ribald. He's droll. Sometimes he's not even that. Sometimes he's quiet. Sometimes he's sitting across from you expecting you to hold up your end of a conversation.
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Tina Brown
American Editor
The no-secrets era of social media makes one consider the built-in risk factor of nominating high-testosterone men to positions of power at all. Everyone is under too much scrutiny now to take a chance on candidates who suddenly blow up into a comic meme, a punchline, a ribald hashtag.
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Russell Baker
American Journalist
Newspaper people, once celebrated as founts of ribald humor and uncouth fun, have of late lost all their gaiety, and small wonder.
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Wesley Morris
American Critic
Jordan Peele is famous, in part, for imitations - of rappers and dingbats and the 44th president of the United States. But he would be impossible to imitate. He isn't ribald. He's droll. Sometimes he's not even that. Sometimes he's quiet. Sometimes he's sitting across from you expecting you to hold up your end of a conversation.
Quote examples
Tina Brown
American Editor
The no-secrets era of social media makes one consider the built-in risk factor of nominating high-testosterone men to positions of power at all. Everyone is under too much scrutiny now to take a chance on candidates who suddenly blow up into a comic meme, a punchline, a ribald hashtag.
Quote examples
Russell Baker
American Journalist
Newspaper people, once celebrated as founts of ribald humor and uncouth fun, have of late lost all their gaiety, and small wonder.
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