ribaldry
Plural: ribaldries
Noun
- Crude, coarse, or vulgar language or humor.
- ribald humor
- behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
- Joking or humorous language or behaviour used in a vulgar or lewd fashion.
Examples
- Good-natured ribaldry filled the chat after a particularly intense Words With Friends match.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English ribaldrie, from Old French ribaulderie, ribauderie, equivalent to ribald + -ry.
Scrabble Score: 14
ribaldry: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordribaldry: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ribaldry: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
ribaldry: valid Words With Friends Word