Definitions
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- adjective Able to be
roped and sorestrained . - adjective Australia, New Zealand Angry to the point of needing to be restrained from violent action.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Bashed officer 'ropeable' over bail A SYDNEY police officer who was hit while placing a man in the cells during a police crackdown on alcohol-fuelled violence says he is "ropeable" his alleged attacker was granted bail.
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Bashed officer 'ropeable' over bail A SYDNEY police officer who was hit while placing a man in the cells during a police crackdown on alcohol-fuelled violence says he is "ropeable" his alleged attacker was granted bail.
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Spiteful clash: Milne 'ropeable' over Pies incident
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Spiteful clash: Milne 'ropeable' over Pies incident
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Spiteful clash: Milne 'ropeable' over Pies incident
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Spiteful clash: Milne 'ropeable' over Pies incident
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Spiteful clash: Milne 'ropeable' over Pies incident
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Spiteful clash: Milne 'ropeable' over Pies incident
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Milne's former team-mate Aussie Jones said the small forward is "ropeable" over an incident at quarter-time on Friday night, where Magpies coach Mick Malthouse allegedly called Milne a
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Spiteful clash: Milne 'ropeable' over Pies incident
lampbane commented on the word ropeable
Angry.
September 17, 2008
gootnbewg commented on the word ropeable
Definitely OZ slang for angry, shitty, pissed off, e.g. "Jeez, when he found out his sheila was cheating on him he was bloody ropeable".
February 10, 2011