Noun
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryErotica and pornography Distinction is often made between erotica and pornography (as well as the lesser known genre of sexual entertainment, ribaldry ), although some viewers may not distinguish between them. Source: Internet
Yale's Timothy Dwight expressed satisfaction that the world no longer had to deal with a man of "peremptoriness and effrontery, rudeness and ribaldry". Source: Internet