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rippin'

rippin' is the pronunciation spelling of ripping.

Meaning of ripping

Adjective

ripping

  1. That rips, or can be removed by ripping.
  2. (dated, slang) Excellent.
    • “First-class place, Simla. Oh, ri—ipping!” said Bobby Wick, and ordered new white cord breeches on the strength of it.1889, Rudyard Kipling, “Only A Subaltern”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 143

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Questions about rippin'

What is rippin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Rippin' is the pronunciation spelling of ripping.

Words near rippin' in the dictionary

  1. Rippeys
  2. Rippie
  3. rippier
  4. rippiers
  5. Rippin
  6. rippin'
  7. ripping
  8. ripping a page out of someone's book
  9. ripping a page out of someone's playbook
  10. ripping along
  11. ripping apart

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