ripoff
or rip-off
an act or instance of ripping off another or others; a theft, cheat, or swindle.
exploitation, especially of those who cannot prevent or counter it.
a copy or imitation.
a person who rips off another or others; thief or swindler.
Origin of ripoff
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How to use ripoff in a sentence
The last band I was in was kind of a Sonic Youth rip-off band, and I thought that that was my calling.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll | James Joiner | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is why capitalism, he concludes triumphantly, is “no rip-off.”
In Dinesh D’Souza’s ‘America,’ Slavery Wasn’t So Bad, but Hillary and Barack Are Socialist Devils | Andrew Romano | June 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI even liked her in House at the End of the Street, the low-budget Silence of the Lambs rip-off that came out last fall.
‘Argo,’ ‘Silver Linings Playbook,’ ‘Lincoln’: Who Will Win On Oscar Night? | Ramin Setoodeh, Marlow Stern | February 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was probably a concept Wallace got from The Ultimate Rip-off, another IRS novel.
‘The Pale King’s’ Depiction of IRS Gets Fact Checked | Eliot Caroom | April 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTToday, the GOP released their Pledge to America, their rip-off of the popular and galvanizing 1994 Contract with America.
British Dictionary definitions for rip off
(tr) to tear violently or roughly (from)
(adverb) slang to steal from or cheat (someone)
slang an article or articles stolen
slang a grossly overpriced article
slang the act of stealing or cheating
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
Other Idioms and Phrases with ripoff
Steal, as in They fired him when they caught him ripping off some of the merchandise.
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