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ripsnorters

ripsnorters is the plural of ripsnorter.

Meaning of ripsnorter

Noun

ripsnorter (plural ripsnorters)

  1. (slang) a violently energetic or noisily outspoken person; someone using slambang methods
    • "That venerable old ripsnorter defended the right of the clergy to drive fast horses" -- Phil Stong
  2. (slang) something extreme; humdinger
    • "Yesterday's performance was a ripsnorter for gaiety, vigor, and general run-around" -- Virgil Thomson

Questions about ripsnorters

What is ripsnorters the plural of?
Ripsnorters is the plural of ripsnorter.

Words near ripsnorters in the dictionary

  1. ripsaws
  2. ripsawyer
  3. ripsawyers
  4. ripshit
  5. ripsnorter
  6. ripsnorters
  7. ripsnorting
  8. ripsnortingly
  9. ripstick
  10. ripsticks
  11. ripstop

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