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Ripperology

Ripperology noun: the study of Jack the Ripper, an unidentified serial killer active around the Whitechapel district of London in the late 19th century.

Noun

Ripperology (uncountable)

  1. The study of Jack the Ripper, an unidentified serial killer active around the Whitechapel district of London in the late 19th century.

Origin of Ripperology

From ripper + -ology.

Questions about Ripperology

What does Ripperology mean?
Ripperology means the study of Jack the Ripper, an unidentified serial killer active around the Whitechapel district of London in the late 19th century.
What part of speech is Ripperology?
Ripperology is a noun.

Words near Ripperology in the dictionary

  1. ripper
  2. Ripperger
  3. Ripperological
  4. Ripperologist
  5. Ripperologists
  6. Ripperology
  7. ripperoni
  8. rippers
  9. Rippetoe
  10. Rippetoes
  11. Rippey

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