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Meanings of ribald in English
Synonyms
Examples for "bawdy"
Examples for "bawdy"
1
Such reticence must mean he's a bootlegger or bawdy house owner, Pemberton.
2
Check every bawdy house, bagnio, Blind Tiger, and frab-joint in the city.
3
Many radio stations refused to play it because of its bawdy nature.
4
Foreplay is mandated or, to continue this bawdy strain, three-in-a-bed is compulsory.
5
Away in the distance, he heard voices raised in some bawdy song.
1
She learned to take a joke off-color and match it in shade.
2
There were the occasional off-color asides he would offer at inopportune times.
3
My fellow passenger overlooked the remark, as if finding it slightly off-color.
4
And he made an off-color joke that had the convention organizers wincing.
5
I was stuck, an off-color thread weaved into the city's bland fabric.
Usage of ribald in English
1
He seldom joined in the ribald but suppressed conversations of the men.
2
Then, above the ribald laughter of the crowd, the squeaking puppet sang:
3
They began chattering among themselves and sang in chorus a ribald doggerel:
4
The ribald jest of the boy proves to be all too true.
5
He is the subject of a ribald chant from the Wednesday faithful.
6
She heard the ribald laugh with a sense of horror and loathing.
7
Came across ribald songs once Christopher Marlowe had written for Queen Bess.
8
A sob broke from him to end that ribald burst of mirth.
9
Mr. Harding showed that he had a large repertoire of ribald rhyme.
10
West Ham's half-time score -three down -got a ribald cheer.
11
His ribald questions had been treated by his sister with silent scorn.
12
She saw, with a shiver, that the ribald eyes were mocking her.
13
Peeta is at the center of a ribald circle of knife throwers.
14
Was not this followed by one more subtle, more pointed, more ribald?
15
Perhaps she was with grandfather now, reliving a private ribald moment.
16
And the curve of the long street hid the ribald procession.
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United Kingdom
Common