Ribaldry
Pronunciation : Rib"ald*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. ribaldrie, ribaudrie, OF. ribalderie, ribauderie.]
Definition : Defn: The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct. The ribaldry of his conversation moved Macaulay.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913