Usually means: Coarse, satirical humor; extravagantly vulgar.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word Rabelaisian:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. Rabelaisian, Rabelaisian: Merriam-Webster
  2. Rabelaisian: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Rabelaisian: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Rabelaisian: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Rabelaisian: Vocabulary.com
  6. Rabelaisian: Wordnik
  7. Rabelaisian: Wiktionary
  8. Rabelaisian: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. Rabelaisian: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. rabelaisian: Dictionary.com
  11. Rabelaisian: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. Rabelaisian: Rhymezone
  13. rabelaisian: FreeDictionary.org
  14. Rabelaisian: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  15. rabelaisian: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. Rabelaisian: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Rabelaisian: Wordcraft Dictionary

(Note: See rabelaisians as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Rabelaisian)

adjective:  Pertaining to the works or period of Rabelais.
adjective:  Possessing a style of satirical humour characterized by exaggerated or grotesque characters and coarse jokes.

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