rankouts
rankouts is the plural of rankout.
Meaning of rankout
Noun
rankout (plural rankouts)
- 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
Questions about rankouts
- What is rankouts the plural of?
- Rankouts is the plural of rankout.
Words near rankouts in the dictionary
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