rip-roaring

[rip-rawr-ing, -rohr-]

adjective

Informal.

1. boisterously wild and exciting; riotous.

   Have a rip-roaring good time.

rip-roaring

adjective

1. informal,  characterized by excitement, intensity, or boisterous behaviour

Word History and Origins

Origin of rip-roaring¹

1825–35, rip ¹ + roaring, alteration of rip-roarious, modeled on uproarious

Related Words

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• sunny 
• winsome