fabliau
/ˈfæbliˌoʊ/
noun
- A short, humorous medieval French poem or story, often about ordinary people and their clever or silly behavior.
- The professor explained how a fabliau often made fun of greedy merchants.
- The fabliau was popular in the Middle Ages for its comic and sometimes rude humor.
- In literature class, we read a fabliau about a trickster and a foolish husband.