| It dealt in private scandal and ribaldry, only the more piquant for its pretty flimsy veil of double-entendre. |
| There were other, less exalted grades, with less exalted duties and the license probably to engage in satire and ribaldry. |
| Here come the tumbrils, inching their way slowly through the rotting cabbages and vulgar ribaldry of Republican isolationists. |
| While Faust and Mephisto partook of wild ribaldry and pleasurably summoned up wicked spirits with their sorcery, Gretchen was suffering scorn, ridicule, and imprisonment. |
| But lilting Irish brogues and ebullient ribaldry are not enough to temper O'Casey's disgusted misanthropy. |
| The program, which was a send-up of panel shows, was noted for its word play, ribaldry, and plain silliness. |
