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rankout

rankout noun: synonym of snap (“an insult of the kind used in the African-American verbal game of the dozens”).

Noun

rankout (plural rankouts)

  1. (slang) Synonym of snap (“an insult of the kind used in the African-American verbal game of the dozens”).
    • The subcategory of snaps or rankouts often follows the formula of “Your mother's like——; she——,” or “Your mother's so——, she——.” Examples are “Your mother's like a door-knob; everyone gets a turn” and “Your mother's so low, she could play handball on the curb.”2015, Simon J. Bronner, Encyclopedia of American Folklife
    Synonyms:
    snap

Synonyms of rankout

Forms of rankout

pluralrankouts

Questions about rankout

What does rankout mean?
Rankout means synonym of snap (“an insult of the kind used in the African-American verbal game of the dozens”).
What part of speech is rankout?
Rankout is a noun.
What is the plural of rankout?
The plural of rankout is rankouts.

Words near rankout in the dictionary

  1. rankness
  2. ranknesses
  3. Ranko
  4. rankogram
  5. rankograms
  6. rankout
  7. rankouts
  8. ranks
  9. ranks of apparition
  10. rankshift
  11. rankshifted

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