| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| ribald |
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| SYLLABICATION: | rib·ald |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r b  ld, r bôld |
| ADJECTIVE: | Characterized by or indulging in vulgar, lewd humor. | | NOUN: | A vulgar, lewdly funny person. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Middle English ribaud, ribald person, from Old French, from riber, to be wanton, of Germanic origin. See wer-2 in Appendix I.
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