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ribald

[rib-uhld, rahy-buhld] / ˈrɪb əld, ˈraɪ bəld /


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There’s Harley Russell, ribald proprietor and performer at the Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, Okla. There’s Fran Houser, the late, widely beloved proprietor of the Midpoint Cafe in Adrian, Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

A refined sense of the ribald, most of the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

But in an editorial in Tuesday's memorial edition, the paper's main shareholder said its spirit of ribald anti-religious irreverence was still very much alive.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025

There may have been some who might have scolded a former president for – gasp – daring to indulge in ribald, low-brow swipes.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024

There will doubtless be thousands of ribald failures, but in the world’s history artists have always been drawn where they are welcome and well treated.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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