Today's Word "ribald"
Published in Vocabulary
ribald \RIB-uhld; RY-bawld\ (adjective) - Characterized by or given to vulgar humor; coarse.
(noun) - A ribald person; a lewd fellow.
"The play's most memorable character delights you with his own delight in his silly, ribald jokes (most of which are unprintable here)."
Ribald derives from Old French ribaud, from riber, "to be wanton," from Old High German riban, "to be amorous" (originally, "to rub").
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