Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Excellent; marvelous.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Splendid; very good; ‘stunning’: also used adverbially.
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- verb Present participle of
rip . - adjective That
rips , or can be removed by ripping. - adjective dated, slang
Excellent .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Bush camps says this is the latest tactic from Kerry, what they call ripping from the headlines to avoid talking about his record.
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On wonders at the wisdom or lack thereof in ripping the scab off the wounds caused by the Spanish Civil War.
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I was trying to find ya a you tube of Kathy Griffin ripping on Renee and bring it back to ya, but alas.
Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » 50 Most Loathesome People 2009
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When the ripping is done (about 30-45 minutes) go to the folder with the AVI file and rename it to the movie title.
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While you are at it, you should consider doing a post that underscores the fact that the hypocrites who hate socialist programs are also the same persons who advocate sending U.S. manufacturing to Communist China and have assisted in ripping the belly out of the U.S. economy.
U.S. Socialist Programs That Must Be Stopped At All Costs | myFiveBest 2009
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I have noted that many individuals appear to take particular delight in ripping apart errors in journal articles.
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April 4th, 2010 at 10: 30 am dbadass says: barry hussein ripping the constitution apart which parts there cupcake?
Think Progress » WellPoint CEO receives a 51 percent increase in compensation. 2010
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When the ripping is done (about 30-45 minutes) go to the folder with the AVI file and rename it to the movie title.
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I have noted that many individuals appear to take particular delight in ripping apart errors in journal articles.
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When the ripping is done (about 30-45 minutes) go to the folder with the AVI file and rename it to the movie title.
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