Rib'ald-ry1, n.
n. [O. Fr. ribalderie, ribauderie, ribaudie, Pr. ribaudaria, Pg. ribaldaria, Sp. & It. ribalderia. See supra.] The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity.
The ribaldry of his conversation moved astonishment even in that age. Macaulay.