Page 1 of 1
ribald
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:29 pm
by Bailey
I was just sitting there, minding my own business when this word just popped into my mind
rib·ald (rbld, rbôld)
adj.
Characterized by or indulging in vulgar, lewd humor.
n.
A vulgar, lewdly funny person.
[From Middle English ribaud, ribald person, from Old French, from riber, to be wanton, of Germanic origin; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words AntonymsNoun 1. ribald - a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language
vulgarian - a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)
Adj. 1. ribald - humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"
bawdy, off-color
dirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"
mark
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:56 pm
by Perry
And yet, doesn't ribald humor sound so much more refined than dirty jokes?
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:01 am
by Bailey
yes it does, and bawdy better than body, with a nod to Flaminus.
Mark
mark
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:09 am
by Flaminius
I mark(s) my name!
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:04 pm
by Perry
yes it does, and bawdy better than body, with a nod to Flaminus.
Mark
mark
Do you think that bawdy bodies were ubiquitous in anitquitous?
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:56 am
by Bailey
yes it does, and bawdy better than body, with a nod to Flaminus.
mark
Do you think that bawdy bodies were ubiquitous in anitquitous?
nope, I think they are ribald. Some may wish they were ubiquitous, even propinquitous (sic).
mark
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:27 am
by Stargzer
And Flam has a new Avatar!
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:16 am
by Flaminius
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh, yes.
Just to make me look a tat formidable when I flame.
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:57 pm
by Stargzer
Ah, but I thought those Oriental dragons were a kinder, gentler race, as opposed to those Western dragons of St. George's foe's ilk.
