RIPSNORTER


Meaning of RIPSNORTER in English

/rip"snawr"teuhr/ , n. Informal.

1. something or someone exceedingly strong or violent: a ripsnorter of a gale.

2. something or someone remarkably good or exciting.

[ 1830-40, Amer.; RIP 1 + SNORTER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .