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ribald

Meaning

Characterized by coarse, unrefined, or vulgar humor; lewd or obscene.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The tavern roared with laughter, a hearty, ribald sound that echoed off the rough wooden walls. A grizzled man, red-faced and boisterous, told a story so crude and dirty that even the hardened soldiers blushed. His jokes were about as refined as a pigsty.

The miners told ribald jokes, their laughter echoing in the cramped tunnel. It wasn't clean humor, more like things you wouldn't repeat to your grandma, but it cut the tension as they chipped away at the dark rock, their faces streaked with sweat and dust.

The old farmer, spitting tobacco juice near the prize-winning gourd, let out a ribald laugh. He slapped his knee, a look of crude amusement on his face, as the joke about the runaway chicken and the farmer's daughter was repeated.

Old Man Fitzwilliam, after too much cider, told a joke so ribald, even the barn cats hid their faces. It involved a very confused badger and a bag of particularly potent cheese. The laughter that followed was less polite giggling, more a series of strangled snorts.

Barnaby the badger, notorious for his ribald jokes, had everyone clutching their sides. His tale of the runaway turnip cart and the startled flock of flamingos involved more mud-splattered innuendo than a pig wrestling convention.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

He choked back a laugh, trying to keep a straight face as the bartender launched into another ribald joke. The laughter from the other patrons was loud and unrestrained, a clear sign of the joke's crude but undeniably funny nature, even if his mother would have flushed red.

The traveling circus performers, after a long day of dusty performances and mended costumes, would gather in the dimly lit tavern. Their laughter, often ribald and punctuated by spilled ale, echoed the crude jokes and boisterous tales they shared, a release from the curated magic they presented to the crowds.

The old miners, their faces permanently etched with coal dust, let out a wave of ribald laughter, the kind that shook the dusty tavern walls. Their jokes about the new foreman’s questionable hygiene and his runaway pig weren't exactly sophisticated, but the raw, uninhibited amusement in their eyes made it clear.

The farmer's annual barn dance was legendary, mostly for Farmer McGregor's incredibly ribald jokes. He'd unleash them after a few pints, and the whole crowd would erupt in laughter, even the vicar, though he'd blush furiously behind his cupped hands.

The ancient dwarven king, after his seventh tankard of fermented bog-root, regaled his court with a truly ribald tale about a goblin attempting to knit a sweater for a particularly prickly porcupine. Laughter, punctuated by the clinking of mugs, echoed through the stone hall.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The old sailors, their faces etched with sun and salt, traded ribald jokes that made the younger crew blush. Their booming laughter, full of crude observations about life at sea and the ladies back home, filled the smoky tavern, a stark contrast to the polite conversations on deck.

The old miners shared stories, their laughter echoing with a ribald wit that spoke of long nights and harsh conditions. Their tales, while crude, held a raw honesty, a shared understanding born from their challenging work. It wasn't refined humor, but it was theirs.

The old prospector, his beard matted with sweat and dust, launched into another ribald tale about the saloon girl with the surprisingly strong grip, his audience of rough-hewn miners erupting in guffaws that shook the flimsy shack.

The comedian's performance was an unmitigated disaster, his jokes veering into the truly ribald. Audience members squirmed, unable to stomach his lewd anecdotes about barnyard animals and particularly unflattering descriptions of questionable plumbing. Laughter was conspicuously absent, replaced by a palpable discomfort.

The esteemed cheese sculptor, Bartholomew, known for his outlandish pronouncements, regaled the patrons with a particularly ribald tale involving sentient brie and a very confused badger. His audience, a mix of discerning gourmands and bewildered tourists, erupted in a mixture of gasps and uproarious laughter at the audacious, uncouth narrative.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The pub erupted in guffaws as the comedian launched into his set. His jokes, rife with ribald observations about drunken escapades and bodily functions, left the audience howling, their faces flushed with a boisterous, uninhibited glee.

The back room of the unlicensed apothecary was a mire of spilled tinctures and hushed, ribald jokes exchanged by the smugglers. Their laughter, a crude bray, echoed the coarseness of their trade, a vulgarity that clung to the air like stale pipe smoke.

The seasoned smugglers, their faces a roadmap of past escapades, shared ribald anecdotes about their clandestine dealings, punctuated by hearty guffaws that rattled the grimy tavern walls. Their crude jests, laden with explicit allusions, painted a vivid, unvarnished picture of their licentious lives.

The jester, a man of dubious hygiene and even more dubious jokes, launched into a particularly ribald tale involving a badger and a surprisingly well-endowed turnip. The assembled courtiers, accustomed to more genteel merriment, sputtered with a mixture of affront and uncontrollable guffaws at his unrefined, lewd pronouncements.

Bartholomew, a notoriously garrulous curmudgeon, regaled the assembled paleontologists with a ribald anecdote about a stegosaurus attempting to woo a brachiosaurus, involving copious amounts of imaginary dung and a rather unflattering description of their mating call, eliciting groans and chuckles in equal measure.

Difficulty

Challenging — Rare, high-register words for serious word lovers.

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