"ribaldry" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ribaldries [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English ribaldrie, from Old French ribaulderie, ribauderie, equivalent to ribald + -ry. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ribaldrie}} Middle English ribaldrie, {{der|en|fro|ribaulderie}} Old French ribaulderie, {{m|fro|ribauderie}} ribauderie, {{suffix|en|ribald|ry}} ribald + -ry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ribaldry (countable and uncountable, plural ribaldries)
  1. Joking or humorous language or behaviour used in a vulgar or lewd fashion. Wikipedia link: ribaldry Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: ribald Translations (humorous language or behaviour): εὐτραπελία (eutrapelía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), сквернословие (skvernoslovie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), цинизъм (cinizǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 下流語言 (Chinese Mandarin), 下流语言 (xiàliú yǔyán) (note: lewd language) (Chinese Mandarin), 下流行為 (Chinese Mandarin), 下流行为 (xiàliú xíngwéi) (english: lewd behaviour) (Chinese Mandarin), schunnigheid [feminine] (Dutch), pelleily (Finnish), grivoiserie (French), paillardise (French), polissonnerie [feminine] (French), ribauderie [feminine] (French), Possenspiel [masculine] (German), Zote [feminine] (German), Kramanzen [feminine, plural] (German), Gaukelwerk [masculine] (German), Anzüglichkeit [feminine] (German), oscenità [feminine] (Italian), ribalderia [feminine] (Italian), понты́ (pontý) [slang] (Russian), procacidad [feminine] (Spanish), procacidades [feminine, plural] (Spanish)

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