What does Ripsnorter mean?
something extraordinary
Definition of ripsnorter : something extraordinary : humdinger the finale was a ripsnorter.
What does Ripsnorter mean in Australia?
Ripsnorter definition Ripsnorter is a slang term for an active, wild or exciting person or thing.
Where did the term rip roaring come from?
also rip-roaring, “full of vigour, spirit, or excellence” [OED], 1834, in affectations of Western U.S. (Kentucky) slang, altered from riproarious “boisterous, violent” (1821), from rip (v.) “tear apart” + uproarious; see uproar. Rip-roarer was noted as a nickname for a Kentuckian in 1837.
How do you use Ripsnorter in a sentence?
‘Last week her set piece was a ripsnorter – peppered as it was, with traces of embedded humour – involving journalists, military mayhem, cover-up and collusion.
What does humdinger mean in English?
a striking or extraordinary person
Definition of humdinger : a striking or extraordinary person or thing That was one humdinger of a storm.
What does have a Captain Cook mean?
slang A brief glance or inspection; a look. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which “Captain Cook” rhymes with “look.” (Captain James Cook was an 18th-century British navigator.)
What does let her rip tater chip mean?
Slang. to go ahead; continue without restraint.
What is a rip roarer?
: noisily excited or exciting.
How do you use fair dinkum in a sentence?
Surfers is a good- all-round ‘ fair dinkum’ – laugh. We reckon she still looks fair dinkum more than four decades later at 63. That would be fair dinkum as they might say if the boot was on the other podium.
What is the etymology of humdinger?
Humdinger seems to be a portmanteau of the words hummer and dinger, each of which means something outstanding or remarkable. The term hummer dates back to the end of the seventeenth century, and the word dinger dates to the early to mid-nineteenth century.
Where did the expression humdinger come from?
Etymology. US origin, perhaps a blend of hummer (“something that moves fast”) + dinger (“something outstanding”). First attested in a newspaper article in the Daily Enterprise of June 4, 1883, at Livingston, Montana.