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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: ribald (0.00915 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to ribald.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: ribald cabul
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ribald ribald adj : humorously vulgar; “bawdy songs”; “off-color jokes”; “ribald language” [syn: bawdy, off-color] n : a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ribald Ribald \Rib"ald\, a. Low; base; mean; filthy; obscene. [1913 Webster] The busy day, Waked by the lark, hath roused the ribald crows. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Ribald \Rib"ald\, n. [OE. ribald, ribaud, F. ribaud, OF. ribald, ribault, LL. ribaldus, of German origin; cf. OHG hr[=i]pa prostitute. For the ending -ald cf. E. Herald.] A low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow. --Spenser. Pope. [1913 Webster] Ribald was almost a class name in the feudal system . . . He was his patron's parasite, bulldog, and tool . . . It is not to be wondered at that the word rapidly became a synonym for everything ruffianly and brutal. --Earle. [1913 Webster]

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