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ribald
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[ˈrɪbld], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way
(e.g: a ribald comment)
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Origin
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Middle English (as a noun denoting a lowly retainer or a licentious or irreverent person): from Old French ribauld, from riber ‘indulge in licentious pleasures’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘prostitute’
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