I. ˈri-bəld also ˈri-ˌbȯld, ˈrī-ˌbȯld noun
Etymology: Middle English ribaud person of low status, scoundrel, lecher, from Anglo-French, from Old French riber to be debauched, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rīban to be in heat, copulate, literally, to rub
Date: 13th century
: a ribald person
II. adjective
Date: 1508
1. : crude , offensive
ribald language
2. : characterized by or using coarse indecent humor
Synonyms: see coarse