ribald• Whereas all else had been a matter of pleasantries, he was ribald.• For the next hour we silently suffered their ribaldcomments and downright abuse.• Two fingers hit the back of the opposite hand amidst ribaldguffaws.• I was impressed with this ribald inter-office banter.• He got drunk; he was the sort, his ribald jokes, drinks for everyone.• Some raucouslaughter followed the ribald remark.• This is the ribaldstreak I referred to.• Her images of that horde of ribaldworkmen looked positively endearing next to this man.
Originribald
(1400-1500)ribald“person of bad character”((13-19 centuries)), from Old Frenchribaut, ribauld, from riber“to sleep around”