ribald humor

Vulgar comedic content

Ribald humor is comedy centered on sex, bodily functions, or crude subjects, delivered with cheerful vulgarity rather than malice.

The tone is bawdy and unashamed—dirty jokes, sexual innuendo, bathroom humor: The film's ribald humor won't appeal to everyone.

Ribald suggests earthiness and good spirits rather than obscenity for shock value.

Related

amusement · carnival traditions · parody · innuendo · double entendre · vaudeville · shock · bawdiness · slapstick · medieval jesters · profanity · taboo · irony · Shakespearean comedy · cabaret · farce · caricature · laughter

Categories
Opposites
comedic sophistication

ribald humordry wit

Understated, ironic humor

subtle humor · clever wordplay · bon mot · wordplay

emotional register

ribald humorclean comedy

Humor without vulgarity

gentle humor · dad jokes

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13