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ripsnorter

[ rip-snawr-ter ]

noun

Informal.
  1. something or someone exceedingly strong or violent:

    a ripsnorter of a gale.

  2. something or someone remarkably good or exciting.


ripsnorter

/ ˈ°ùɪ±èËŒ²õ²Ôɔ˳ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. slang.
    a person or thing noted for intensity or excellence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ù¾±±èËŒ²õ²Ô´Ç°ù³Ù¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ripsnorter1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; rip 1 + snorter
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ripsnorter1

C19: from rip 1+ snorter
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Example Sentences

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And he does pull off one major cinematic coup: a triumphantly visceral, spatially disorienting, pull-out-the-stops ripsnorter of a climax that seems designed to ensure that no one dares set a movie aboard the Orient Express ever again, for fear of inviting unfavorable comparisons.â€

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And he does pull off one major cinematic coup: a triumphantly visceral, spatially disorienting, pull-out-the-stops ripsnorter of a climax that seems designed to ensure that no one dares set a movie aboard the Orient Express ever again, for fear of inviting unfavorable comparisons.

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Julia Roberts is the divine ripsnorter of weeping.

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A later action sequence has the choreography chops of a George Miller multi-vehicle ripsnorter.

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Making excellent use of his “High Water†star Chris Pine as the Bruce, Mackenzie brings a contemporary sensibility as well as a sense of epic adventure and a passion for the period to a ripsnorter of a tale.

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