ribaldry
Example Sentences
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His endnotes point to its undercurrent of ribaldry and double-entendre, and he argues for Verne as artistically innovative in his use of temporal shifts, elisions and flashbacks.
From Washington Post
How much more thrilling would the 2012 Olympics have been had there been a place within them for gluttony, revelry and ribaldry?
From The Guardian
Just before his arrest, Tray unknowingly impregnated his girlfriend, Shay, played by Tiffany Haddish, best known for the torrent of ribaldry that she brought to the movie “Girls Trip.”
From The New Yorker
Theatergoers today seem to find the ribaldry bracing.
From Los Angeles Times
But the Super Bowl is so essentially conservative that it warps even the slightest bit of ribaldry.
From The Guardian
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