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sexual humor, erotic comedy

Bawdry or bawdiness as a genre in fiction is referred to as ribaldry.

Adjective

1. Obscene; filthy; unchaste.
2. Of language: Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude.

Keywords

burlesque - dirty - farce - humour - obscene - ribaldry - vaudeville - vulgar

Examples

• The Golden Ass: Or Metamorphoses (100s) - Apuleius -
• The Indiscreet Jewels (1748) - Denis Diderot
• Rationale of the Dirty Joke
• Fabliau
• Tristram Shandy
• Decameron
• Les Cent Nouvelles nouvelles
• Contes en vers

See also

• The bawdy origins of rock and roll