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ribaldries

ribaldries is the plural of ribaldry.

Meaning of ribaldry

Noun

ribaldry (countable and uncountable, plural ribaldries)

  1. Joking or humorous language or behaviour used in a vulgar or lewd fashion.
    • Playes are the nurseries of vice, the bawd, / That thorow the senses steales our hearts abroad, / Tainting our eares with obscæne bawdery, / Lascivious words, and wanton ribaulry.1629, Fra[ncis] Lenton, “Section XIV. The Young Gallant’s Whirlgig.”, in James Orchard Halliwell, editor, The Marriage of Wit and Wisdom, an Ancient Interlude. […], London: […] Shakespeare Society...

Questions about ribaldries

What is ribaldries the plural of?
Ribaldries is the plural of ribaldry.

Words near ribaldries in the dictionary

  1. ribaldish
  2. ribaldly
  3. ribaldo
  4. ribaldos
  5. ribaldous
  6. ribaldries
  7. ribaldrous
  8. ribaldry
  9. ribalds
  10. ribalinine
  11. riband

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