ribaldry
Example Sentences
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Awkward bits of brotherly rivalry or ribaldry go on for far, far too long, and any vitality is strangely subdued and muted.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2017
That was apparently also just more mischievous ribaldry from Donald “Lenny Bruce Reincarnated” Trump.
From Slate • May 25, 2017
For all its verbal ribaldry, “Neighbors 2” veers toward a near-puritanical wholesomeness.
From The New Yorker • May 20, 2016
But his ribaldry is often in the service of social causes, whether gay rights or Japanese-American visibility.
From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2014
The sight of him crouched in the shade with reddened face and streaming eyes evoked from his companions not pity but ribaldry.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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