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rip someone a new one

rip someone a new one verb: synonym of tear someone a new one.

Verb

rip someone a new one (third-person singular simple present rips someone a new one, present participle ripping someone a new one, simple past and past participle ripped someone a new one)

  1. (euphemistic) Synonym of tear someone a new one.

Synonyms of rip someone a new one

Forms of rip someone a new one

third-person singular presentrips someone a new one
present participleripping someone a new one
past participleripped someone a new one
pastripped someone a new one

Origin of rip someone a new one

Euphemism for rip someone a new asshole.

Questions about rip someone a new one

What does rip someone a new one mean?
Rip someone a new one means synonym of tear someone a new one.
What part of speech is rip someone a new one?
Rip someone a new one is a verb.
What is the past tense of rip someone a new one?
The past tense of rip someone a new one is ripped someone a new one.

Words near rip someone a new one in the dictionary

  1. rip sawed
  2. rip sawing
  3. rip sawn
  4. rip saws
  5. rip someone a new asshole
  6. rip someone a new one
  7. rip someone's head off
  8. rip the band-aid off
  9. rip the piss
  10. rip tide
  11. rip tides

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